Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira)
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Mozelos is a Portuguese
town
and a parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. It has a population of 6,480 inhabitants and a total area of 5.04 km². Its postal code is 4535.
The parish is located 8 km from the city of Espinho
and around 20 km from Porto
, the district capital, Aveiro is approximately 50 km from the town.
In 1097, the settlement was known as Moazellus There is a Roman road
nearby the church.
It declared itself a town on June 24, 1989 and it celebrates the transition to a town every June 24.
It is the place where Américo Amorim
lived for some years.
Portugal
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town
Town
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and a parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. It has a population of 6,480 inhabitants and a total area of 5.04 km². Its postal code is 4535.
The parish is located 8 km from the city of Espinho
Espinho, Portugal
Espinho is a city in Espinho Municipality in Portugal. It is a reputed beach resort and a zone of legal gambling with a casino - Casino Solverde. Its fair - Feira de Espinho, having been first organised in 1894, is well known in Portugal...
and around 20 km from Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, the district capital, Aveiro is approximately 50 km from the town.
In 1097, the settlement was known as Moazellus There is a Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
nearby the church.
It declared itself a town on June 24, 1989 and it celebrates the transition to a town every June 24.
It is the place where Américo Amorim
Americo Amorim
Américo Ferreira Amorim is a Portuguese entrepreneur, the third of four sons of Américo Alves Amorim. He was ranked by Forbes as the 212th richest person in the world in 2010....
lived for some years.