| Oliveira do Hospital | |||
| Municipality (Concelho) | |||
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The civil parish of Avô, on the southern frontier of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital
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| Official name: Concelho de Oliveira do Hospital | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
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| Region | Centro | ||
| District | Coimbra | ||
| Municipality | Sintra | ||
| Civil Parishes | Aldeia das Dez, Alvoco das Várzeas, Avô, Bobadela, Ervedal, Lagares, Lagos da Beira, Lajeosa, Lourosa, Meruge, Nogueira do Cravo, Oliveira do Hospital, Penalva de Alva, Santa Ovaia, São Gião, São Paio de Gramaços, São Sebastião da Feira, Seixo da Beira, Travanca de Lagos, Vila Franca da Beira, Vila Pouca da Beira | ||
| Rivers | Alva, Alvoco | ||
| Center | Travanca de Lagos | ||
| - elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) | ||
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| Length | 25.93 km (16 mi), Southwest-Northeast | ||
| Width | 14.38 km (9 mi), Northwest-Southeast | ||
| Area | 234.51 km2 (91 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 20,919 (2011 ) | ||
| Density | 89.20 / km2 (231 / sq mi) | ||
| LAU | Concelho/Câmara Municipal | ||
| - location | Largo Conselheiro Cabral Metello, Oliveira do Hospital | ||
| - elevation | 490 m (1,608 ft) | ||
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| President | José Carlos Alexandrino Mendes (PS) | ||
| Municipal Chair | António dos Santos Lopes (PS) | ||
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) | ||
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | ||
| Postal Zone | 3400-062 Oliveira do Hospital | ||
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 238 XX XX XX | ||
| Municipal Address | Largo Conselheiro Cabral Metello 3400-062 Oliveira do Hospital |
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Location of the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital in continental Portugal
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| Wikimedia Commons: Oliveira do Hospital | |||
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | |||
| Website: http://www.cm-oliveiradohospital.pt | |||
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |||
Oliveira do Hospital (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvɐjɾɐ ðu ɔʃpiˈtaɫ]) is a municipality in the old district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal.
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Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospital has Roman settlements, Visigothic relics, noble Gothic mansions as well as ancient villages built of slate. One can find Neolithic and Bronze Age burial grounds and genuine religious and rural relics such as the large granite outcroppings used as threshing floors, the Holy Cross Church and the Ferreiros Chapel, a Roman Gothic style temple dating to the 13th century and the Church of Sao Gião, known as the cathedral of its region due to its richly carved and painted 18th century Baroque interior.
It is located at the northern edge of the district of Coimbra in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela Mountains, bisected by the Alva and Alvoco River valleys.
Its fertile geographic position favors agriculture, which is the dominant activity of the region with wine and cheeses being its most important products. Regarding its business sector, confections, machine tools, packaging and toys are the most important. Oliveira do Hospital is known not only for its natural beauty but its cuisine, arts and crafts.
Although Oliveira do Hospital is well within the interior of the country, transportation services are quite adequate and have been increasing as befits a growing region. There are a number of roads to the coast and other cities, the best known being the scenic Estrada da Beira.
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