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Mortágua

Viseu, Portugal

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Armamar(3)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(29)Cinfães(14)Lamego(42)Mangualde(34)Moimenta da Beira(9)Mortágua(6)Nelas(22)Oliveira de Frades(13)Penalva do Castelo(13)Penedono(4)Resende(56)Santa Comba Dão(32)São João da Pesqueira(15)São Pedro do Sul(22)Sátão(21)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(24)Tarouca(12)Tondela(133)Vila Nova de Paiva(3)Viseu(513)Vouzela(177)
Armamar(3)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(29)Cinfães(14)Lamego(42)Mangualde(34)Moimenta da Beira(9)Mortágua(6)Nelas(22)Oliveira de Frades(13)Penalva do Castelo(13)Penedono(4)Resende(56)Santa Comba Dão(32)São João da Pesqueira(15)São Pedro do Sul(22)Sátão(21)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(24)Tarouca(12)Tondela(133)Vila Nova de Paiva(3)Viseu(513)Vouzela(177)







  • Armamar(3)
  • Carregal do Sal(3)
  • Castro Daire(29)
  • Cinfães(14)
  • Lamego(42)
  • Mangualde(34)
  • Moimenta da Beira(9)
  • Mortágua(6)
  • Nelas(22)
  • Oliveira de Frades(13)
  • Penalva do Castelo(13)
  • Penedono(4)
  • Resende(56)
  • Santa Comba Dão(32)
  • São João da Pesqueira(15)
  • São Pedro do Sul(22)
  • Sátão(21)
  • Sernancelhe(11)
  • Tabuaço(24)
  • Tarouca(12)
  • Tondela(133)
  • Vila Nova de Paiva(3)
  • Viseu(513)
  • Vouzela(177)

Portugal
  • 1887: The Associação Académica de Coimbra is founded, the oldest students' union in Portugal. Every student of the University of Coimbra automatically becomes a member, and its football team, Académica, became one of the country's best-loved clubs.
  • 1910:The divorce law of 1910
    Less than a month after the proclamation of the Republic, a decree of the Provisional Government legalises divorce in Portugal, including by mutual consent — one of the first secularising reforms driven by the Minister of Justice, Afonso Costa.
    Read moreThe First Republic, 1910–1926
Elsewhere
  • 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 carrying the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth; she died within hours, but the flight showed that a living creature could survive launch and weightlessness.
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Recent stories

Learn the history of the recipe and where to eat Lampantana in Mortágua

📍 Viseu🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#gastronomy+2 more

Sheep meat roasted in a clay pot and wood-fired oven makes Lampantana one of the most iconic specialties of Mortágua. A regular presence at festive tables, it remains one of the gastronomic symbols of this municipality in the Central region, with a special weekend where wine is offered.

expresso.pt27 Oct
Learn the history of the recipe and where to eat Lampantana in Mortágua

Bussaco Battle Interpretation Centre, Mortágua

📍 Viseu📜 History🧭 Travel#tourism

Inaugurated in 2017, this centre explains the French Invasions, their context and their passage through Bussaco, including visits to the Bussaco Battle Military Field and the Bussaco Military Museum.

observador.pt29 Sept
Bussaco Battle Interpretation Centre, Mortágua

Portugal city to rehabilitate Wastewater Treatment Plant

📍 Viseu🚇 Infrastructure🌱 Environment#sustainability+1 more
The Portugal News29 Aug

Mortágua City Council moves forward with wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation

📍 Viseu🚇 Infrastructure🌱 Environment#sustainability+1 more

The Mortágua City Council has received approval from the Court of Auditors to proceed with the rehabilitation of the wastewater treatment plant. The intervention is estimated to cost around one million euros.

observador.pt25 Aug
Mortágua City Council moves forward with wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation

Residents "ask for peace" in Mortágua. Flames advance towards houses

📍 Viseu🌱 Environment⚖️ Legal#wildfires+2 more

Ana Botto, a journalist for CNN Portugal, provides a status update in Mortágua at a time when the situation on the ground is becoming complicated. Locals are trying to fight the flames using tree trunks, buckets of water, and “even” their feet.

cnnportugal.iol.pt4 Jul
Residents "ask for peace" in Mortágua. Flames advance towards houses

Mortágua Arena reopens its doors to thousands of people for the Rally de Portugal

📍 Viseu🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#events+2 more

The Mortágua Arena is once again welcoming thousands of spectators for the Rally de Portugal event.

SAPOSAPO5 May
Mortágua Arena reopens its doors to thousands of people for the Rally de Portugal

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