Area 11.46 km² | Disbanded 2013 Population 10,578 (2011) | |
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Grijó ([ɡɾiˈʒɔ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Grijó e Sermonde. The population in 2011 was 10,578, in an area of 11.33 km².
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Map of Grij%C3%B3, Portugal
Grijó was the seat of a municipality until the beginning of the 19th century. The municipality was composed of a single parish and, in 1801, had 1,523 inhabitants.
History
In 10–11 May 1809, in the context of the Peninsular war, the Battle of Grijó took place near the town of Grijó.
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Grijó (Vila Nova de Gaia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA