Loriga
Sign in to saveLoriga () is a civil parish () and town in south-central part of the municipality of Seia, in central Portugal. Part of the district of Guarda, it is 20 km away from the city of Seia, 40 km away from Viseu, 80 km away from Guarda and 320 km from Lisbon, nestled in the Serra da Estrela mountain range. The population in 2011 was 1,053, in an area of 36.25 km2, including the two localities, the town of Loriga and the village of Fontão.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Loriga
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- PanoramaLoriga.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Loriga's_Coat_of_Arms.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Centro
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Beiras e Serra da Estrela
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Guarda
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Seia
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation
- 750
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 36.25
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 1053
- Portuguese subdivision.patron
- Santa Maria Maior
- Portuguese subdivision.area_code
- 238
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 6270
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Loriga () is a civil parish () and town in south-central part of the municipality of Seia, in central Portugal. Part of the district of Guarda, it is 20 km away from the city of Seia, 40 km away from Viseu, 80 km away from Guarda and 320 km from Lisbon, nestled in the Serra da Estrela mountain range. The population in 2011 was 1,053, in an area of 36.25 km2, including the two localities, the town of Loriga and the village of Fontão.
==History== thumb|235px|left|The remaining Roman-era bridge crossing the Ribeira de Loriga Loriga was founded along a column between ravines where today the historic centre exists. The site was ostensibly selected more than 2000 years ago, owing to its defensibility, the abundance of potable water and pasturelands, and lowlands that provided conditions to practice both hunting and gathering/agriculture.