Cabanas de Viriato
| Cabanas de Viriato | |
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 Cabanas de Viriato
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| Coordinates: 40°28′26″N 7°58′41″W / 40.474°N 7.978°WCoordinates: 40°28′26″N 7°58′41″W / 40.474°N 7.978°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Subregion | Dão-Lafões |
| Intermunic. comm. | Viseu Dão Lafões |
| District | Viseu |
| Municipality | Carregal do Sal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,533 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Cabanas de Viriato is a town in the Carregal do Sal Municipality, Dão-Lafões Subregion of the Viseu District, in the Centro Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,533, in an area of 21.47 km².
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat helped up to 30 000 war refugees escape to Portugal from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II, Cabanas de Viriato is his birthplace and hometown.
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