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Torres Vedras (European Portuguese: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈvɛðɾɐʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the capital Lisbon. It is a strong agricultural region thanks to its vineyards, and has an intense commercial and industrial life.
Santa Cruz beach and tower 39°8′0″N 9°22′49″W / 39.13333°N 9.38028°W / 39.13333; -9 Santa Cruz is a locality in the Silveira parish , part of the municipality of Torres Vedras , Portugal .
The Municipal Museum of Torres Vedras was founded in 1929. It was initially installed in rooms attached to the church of St. Peter (S. Pedro), identifying itself as a “Museum of History, Archaeology and Prehistory”. In 1944 the museum and the city library were transferred to the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Santa Casa da Misericórdia.
It was on the first of the three Lines of Torres Vedras, to the southeast of the town of Torres Vedras and northeast of Monte Agraço, where the French were repelled. Designed for a garrison of 500 soldiers, Archeira had six 12-calibre guns. Like all of the forts it was surrounded by a ditch, or dry moat.
Silveira (European Portuguese: [silˈvɐjɾɐ]) is a parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,530, [1] in an area of 24.97 km 2. [2] It is bordered by the parishes of São Pedro da Cadeira to the south, Ponte do Rol to the east, A dos Cunhados e Maceira to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
A dos Cunhados (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ ðuʃ kuˈɲaðuʃ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras in the central Oeste subregion of Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish A dos Cunhados e Maceira . [ 1 ]
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This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal.Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira.