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The hilltop of Melgaço, overlooking the Minho River, was strategically located enroute to
Galicia, in addition to terrestrial commercial routes. In the neighbourhood were the protectorates of two great monasteries, in Fiães and Paderne. The small burg required further protection from Leonese forces,
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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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resulting in the construction of a larger structure, on a site that would later be erected the keep tower. It was during the reign of King D.
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The distribution of the civil parishes of Melgaço (the mountainous parts in dark)
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Mosteiro de Fiães/Igreja
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887:(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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Povoado a SE. do
Castelo de Povoado fortificado Laboreiro
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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13
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The present Mayor is Manoel Batista, elected by the
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914:Diário da República
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646:Portuguese
623:Portuguese
367:Afonso III
224:Population
191:Government
161:Alto Minho
717:Religious
423:Cristoval
382:Geography
375:Sancho II
336:program.
272:UTC+01:00
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198:President
1094:Category
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682:Military
595:(68.75)
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458:São Paio
403:Alvaredo
180:Parishes
168:District
137:Portugal
1069:Valença
1044:Melgaço
1039:Caminha
921:28 July
593:1,745.5
590:(8.92)
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469:Climate
438:Paderne
363:charter
340:History
295:Melgaço
283:Website
125:Country
97:42°06′N
26:Melgaço
1049:Monção
943:4 June
482:Month
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355:Afonso
144:Region
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