Coriscada is a ''
freguesia
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...
'' ("civil parish") of
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
, in the municipality of
Mêda, in
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. It borders Castile and León (Spain).
Municipalities
T ...
. The population in 2011 was 208
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 25.19 km2.Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of Roman civilization
*Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
villa
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the f ...
, the Vale do Mouro, excavated by a Luso- French team from 2003.
The antipode of Coriscada is the town of Takaka, New Zealand.
References
External links
More details on this village and its activities on the site of Coriscada's Cultural Center (in Portuguese)
CSCC
Freguesias of Mêda
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