Cabanas de Viriato
Encyclopedia
Cabanas de Viriato is a town in the Carregal do Sal Municipality, Dão-Lafões Subregion of the Viseu District, in the Centro Region of Portugal
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The size of the area is 21,94 km² with a population of 1 698 (2001). Population density: 77,4 (people per km²)
, a Portuguese diplomat
helped up to 30 000 war refugees escape to Portugal from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II
, Cabanas de Viriato is his birthplace and hometown.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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The size of the area is 21,94 km² with a population of 1 698 (2001). Population density: 77,4 (people per km²)
Notable People
Aristides de Sousa MendesAristides de Sousa Mendes
Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, GCC, OL was a Portuguese diplomat. He ignored and defied the orders of his own government for the safety of war refugees fleeing from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II...
, a Portuguese diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
helped up to 30 000 war refugees escape to Portugal from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Cabanas de Viriato is his birthplace and hometown.