Vimeiro
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|official_name = Vimeiro
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|region = Oeste e Vale do Tejo
|CIM = Oeste
|district = Lisbon
|municipality = Lourinhã
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|area_total = 7.08
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Vimeiro ({{IPA|pt|viˈmɐjɾu}}) is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. The population in 2011 was 1,470,[http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)], Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 7.08 km².[http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]
Vimeiro was the site of the 1808 Battle of Vimeiro, where British forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, ending the first French invasion of Portugal. A monument was dedicated in Vimeiro on August 21, 1908, the 100th anniversary of the battle, by Manuel II of Portugal.
References
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External links
- [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Vimeiro.html Columbia Encyclopedia entry]
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Category:Freguesias of Lourinhã
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