Country Portugal Intermunic. comm. Oeste District Lisbon District Municipality Lourinhã | Subregion Oeste Area 7.01 km² Region Centro Region, Portugal | |
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Vimeiro ([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, in an area of 7.08 km².
Map of Vimeiro, Portugal
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.
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