Place:Lamego, Viseu, Portugal

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NameLamego
TypeConcelho
Coordinates41.083°N 7.817°W
Located inViseu, Portugal
Also located inTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal    
Contained Places
Freguesia
Avões
Bigorne
Britiande
Cambres
Cepões
Ferreirim
Ferreiros de Avões
Figueira
Lalim
Lazarim
Magueija
Meijinhos
Melcões
Parada do Bispo
Penajóia
Penude
Pretarouca
Samodães
Sande
Valdigem
Vila Nova de Souto de El-Rei
Várzea de Abrunhais
Inhabited place
Almacave
Parish
Sé
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lamego is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165.42 km2.

With origins before the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Lamego is known for its historic city center, having a long history as a principal city of the former Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province. Legend holds that the first Portuguese Cortes were held in Lamego, in 1143. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego is based in the city center.

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