Santa Comba Dão () is a city and a

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in the

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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597, in an area of 111.95 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
/ref> The city proper has a population of 3,300. The present mayor is Leonel Gouveia, elected in 2013 by

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. The municipal holiday is

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, the leader of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 and founder of the '' Estado Novo'', was born in Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão on 28 April 1889 to a rural family of modest income. The town's station was formerly a terminus of the Dão line to/from

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. This narrow gauge railway opened in 1890 and was closed to passengers in 1988. Santa Comba Dão was granted city status in 1999. In mid-2000s, a

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murdered three young women in the municipality.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''

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''): * Ovoa e Vimieiro * Pinheiro de Ázere * Santa Comba Dão e Couto do Mosteiro * São Joaninho * São João de Areias * Treixedo e Nagozela

Notable people

* José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão (1787-1872), nobleman, military leader and politician * José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa (1858–1927), soldier, politician, diplomat and colonial

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1894-97 & 1900-02 and 113th Governor-General of India 1907-10 *

(1889 in Vimieiro – 1970), statesman and economist, leader of Portugal as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. He was responsible for the Estado Novo ("New State") * João Coimbra (born 1986), former footballer with 296 club appearances

References

External links

Municipality official websiteTreixedo websitePhotos from Santa Comba Dão
Towns in Portugal Populated places in Viseu District Municipalities of Viseu District People from Santa Comba Dão {{Viseu-geo-stub