Place:Vimeiro, Lourinhã, Lisboa, Portugal

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NameVimeiro
TypeFreguesia
Coordinates39.275682°N 9.279671°W
Located inLourinhã, Lisboa, Portugal


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Vimeiro 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.

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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