Valbom

Valbom is a small village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim.^[1] It has about 15,000 residents. It was elevated to city status on 9 December 2004. For generations Valbom was a fishing village, due to its location by the river Douro. Today, local crafts dominate the economy.

Valbom
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 41°08′00″N 8°34′00″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Porto
District	Porto
Municipality	Gondomar
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,407
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

It was here, in the house called "Casa Branca", that the Convention of Gramido was signed on 29 June 1847, ending the civil war of the Septembrists against the Cartists known as the Patuleia.