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São Mamede (Batalha)
São Mamede is a civil parish in the municipality of Batalha, part of the Central Region and the Região de Leiria intermunicipal community of Portugal. It had a population of 3,560 in 2011 in an area of . History The civil parish was created on 15 June 1916 by dismemberment of the parish of Reguengo do Fetal by law of president Bernardino Machado. Geography São Mamede is located 15 km east of the municipality seat, facing the municipalities of Leiria, Porto de Mós, Ourém and the parish of Reguengo do Fetal ( Batalha), and has an approximate area of . Geology The parish is located on the São Mamede Plateau, a large compact limestone mass part of the Estremadura Limestone Massif and the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. This massif gives the parish a Karst topography, characterized by steep slope valleys, sinkholes, uvalas, pit caves and other multiple caves. The caves of São Mamede are not only strong tourist attractions, but also constitute a historical and pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Região De Leiria
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria () is an administrative division in western Portugal. It was created in 2014, replacing the former ''Associação de Municípios da Região de Leiria'' created in 2009. Since January 2015, Região de Leiria is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is |
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