Santa Comba Dão () is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Viseu District
The District of Viseu ( pt, Distrito de Viseu ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 24 municipalities:
* Armamar
* Carregal do Sal
* Castro Daire
* ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597, in an area of 111.95 km
2.
[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 Socialist Party
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. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day
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.
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the re ...
, 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
Dao, Dão or DAO may refer to:
* Tao (Chinese: "The Way" 道), a philosophical concept
* Dao (Chinese sword) (刀), a type of Chinese sword
* Dao (Naga sword), a weapon and a tool of Naga people
People and language
* Yao people, a minority ethnic ...
to/from Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabita ...
. 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 serial killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A
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* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
murdered three young women in the municipality.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
''):São João de Areias
São João de Areias is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Santa Comba Dão, in the former-district of Viseu. The population in 2011 was 1,939,[Treixedo e Nagozela
Treixedo e Nagozela is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão () is a city and a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597, in an area of 111.95 km2. The city proper has ...]
Notable people
* (1787-1872), nobleman, military leader and politician
* José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa
José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa, CavA, OA, OSE (20 October 1858 – 21 September 1927), also known as José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa (de) Almeida e Vasconcelos, was a Portuguese soldier, politician, and diplomat. He was colonial Governor ...
(1858–1927), soldier, politician, diplomat and colonial Governor of Macau
The governor of Macau ( pt, Governador de Macau; ) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called captain-major ( pt, Capitão-mor). The post was replaced on 20 December 1999 upon the transfer of sove ...
1894-97 & 1900-02 and 113th Governor-General of India 1907-10
* António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the re ...
(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
João Carlos Amaral Marques Coimbra (born 24 May 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Coimbra was born in Santa Comba Dão, Viseu District. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, he appe ...
(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
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