Vila Velha de Ródão
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Vila Velha de Ródão (ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔðɐ̃w̃) is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 329.9 km² and a total population of 3,802 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco
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The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party
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The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August.
In 1762 it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha
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On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.
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 329.9 km² and a total population of 3,802 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco (district)
Castelo Branco District is located in Central Portugal, the district capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, although the city of Covilhã was once the largest city....
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The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
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The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August.
In 1762 it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha
Battle of Vila Velha
The Battle of Vila Velha or Battle of Vila Velha de Ródão took place in October 1762 when a British-Portuguese force led by John Burgoyne and Charles Lee surprised and recaptured the town of Vila Velha de Ródão from Spanish invaders during the Seven Years' War as part of the Spanish invasion of...
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On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.