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Grijó (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɾiˈʒɔ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Grijó e Sermonde. [1] The population in 2011 was 10,578, [2] in an area of 11.33 km². [3]
Grijó é uma vila portuguesa que foi sede da extinta Freguesia de Grijó do Município de Vila Nova de Gaia, freguesia que tinha 11,46 km² de área e 10 578 habitantes (2011), donde uma densidade populacional de 923 hab/km².
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The Battle of Grijó (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɾiˈʒɔ]) (10–11 May 1809) ended in victory for the Anglo-Portuguese Army commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future 1st Duke of Wellington) over the French army commanded by Marshal Nicolas Soult during the Second French invasion of Portugal in the Peninsular War.
- 10-11 May 1809 [1]
- Anglo-Portuguese victory
1. Mosteiro de S. Salvador de Grijo. 1. Churches & Cathedrals. 2. Capela de Santa Rita.
The primitive monastery, called Monastery of São Salvador de Grijó, was founded in 922 in the place of Muraceses. It was only in the year 1112 that it was moved to its current location. In 1770 the convent was extinguished, passing its assets to the Convent of Mafra.
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