Trancoso, Portugal
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Trancoso is a city and a municipality in Portugal
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...

 with a total area of 361.5 km² and a total population of 10,639 inhabitants. City (cidade) population about 3.000

The municipality is composed of 29 parishes, and is located in the District of Guarda
Guarda (district)
The district of Guarda is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.-Municipalities:The district is contains 14 municipalities:...

, Region Centro;
sub region: Beira Interior Norte
Beira Interior Norte
Beira Interior Norte is a Portuguese subregion in the Centro Region. It is also part of an urban community called Beiras. The capital and most important city is Guarda...

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The present Mayor is Júlio José Saraiva Sarmento, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

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The municipal holiday is May 29.
Principal monument: Castle of Trancoso.
Main train station: Vila Franca das Naves /Trancoso in the Beira Alta
Beira Alta
Beira Alta Province was a Portuguese province in the north of Portugal.Vast plateaus, river valleys, mountains, and castles abound in Beira Alta.Formerly it was part of the Beira Province.The two main cities were Guarda and Viseu...

[international line]/linha da Beira Alta.

Parishes

  • Aldeia Nova
  • Carnicães
  • Castanheira
  • Cogula
  • Cótimos
  • Feital
  • Fiães
  • Freches
  • Granja
  • Guilheiro
  • Moimentinha
  • Moreira de Rei
  • Palhais
  • Póvoa do Concelho
  • Reboleiro
  • Rio de Mel
  • Santa Maria (includes part of the city of Trancoso)
  • São Pedro (part of city of Trancoso)
  • Sebadelhe da Serra
  • Souto Maior
  • Tamanhos
  • Terrenho
  • Torre do Terrenho
  • Torres
  • Valdujo
  • Vale do Seixo
  • Vila Franca das Naves (town)
  • Vila Garcia
  • Vilares

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