Lourinhã Municipality

Lourinhã is a town and municipality of 26,000 people in the region of . It has extensive, picturesque beaches and, more recently, by the paleontological remains, which include fossilised bones, footprints, eggs and embryos from Jurassic dinosaurs, many of which can be seen at the local museum, Museu da Lourinhã.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Museu da Lourinhã and Câmara Municipal da Lourinhã.

Museum
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, also known as the Lourinhã Museum, is a in the town of , west . It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã.

Town hall
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is a town hall.

Church
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is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Bárbara and São Bartolomeu dos Galegos.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Lourinhã Municipality.

Village
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of Lourinhã, , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . is situated 4 km northeast of Lourinhã Municipality.

Lourinhã Municipality

Latitude
39.2475° or 39° 14′ 51″ north
Longitude
-9.3119° or 9° 18′ 43″ west
Population
25,700
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8CFG6MWQ+X6
Geo­Names ID
8010562
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Lourinhã Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “洛里尼揚”
  • Portuguese: “Lourinhã”
  • Russian: “Лориньян”
  • Spanish: “Lourinhã”
  • Ukrainian: “Лоурінья”

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