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The hilltop of Melgaço, overlooking the Minho River, was strategically located enroute to
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that the town began to be encircled by a defensive fortification. Its need was already evident in the reign of King D. Afonso II, during the politico-military battles that were motivated by the monarch's struggles with his sisters. Between 1211 and 1212, the north of
Portugal was invaded by Leonese
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Over the streams they built bridges in solid masonry, while dozens of fishing villages sprung from the banks of the River Minho, in addition to the
Romanesque convents, churches and chapels, some of which are quite Romanesque. Oral tradition suggest that the castle of Melgaço was constructed during
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Parada do Monte, Gave and the plateau of Castro
Laboreiro were locations of many megalithic burial mounds and graves that suggest the presence of human settlement in the mountains of the region. Alongside is the hilltop castle, that stood firm during the Galician-Leonese battles.
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898:(in Portuguese), Melgaço, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Melgaço
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Castelo de Melgaço e muralha/Castelo e cerca urbana de Melgaço
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Municipality in the district of Viana do
Castelo, Portugal
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13
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777:References
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668:Portuguese
657:Portuguese
634:Portuguese
378:Afonso III
235:Population
202:Government
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728:Religious
434:Cristoval
393:Geography
386:Sancho II
347:program.
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895:História
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469:São Paio
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1080:Valença
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1050:Caminha
932:28 July
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480:Climate
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374:charter
351:History
306:Melgaço
294:Website
136:Country
108:42°06′N
37:Melgaço
1060:Monção
954:4 June
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