Lousã
Lousã (), officially the Town of Lousã (), is a town and municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,604, in an area of 138.40 km2.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Lousã
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Lousã
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-lsa1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- LSA.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Câmara Municipal da Lousã.jpg
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- The Neobaroque-style municipal hall
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- yes
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- 9
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- none
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Centro
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Lousã (), officially the Town of Lousã (), is a town and municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,604, in an area of 138.40 km2.
==History== The oldest evidence provides an indication of a human presence in this territory from the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula. Examples of this include the funerary pyres, rooftops, tile, glass utensils, coins and the remains of the roadways, in various points within the municipality, including the urban perimeter of Lousã and Serpins. In addition, in the valley and Serra de Ceira, there are vestiges of important gold exploration attempts.
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