São Romão (Seia)

São Romão is a former civil parish in the municipality of Seia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Seia, São Romão e Lapa dos Dinheiros.[1] It has a land area of 17.92 km2 and 6,500 inhabitants.

It was the county seat from the 13th century until 1836. It consisted of one parish and had, in 1801, 1426 inhabitants.

Festivals and Fairs
  • Festival of Saint Peter (last Sunday in June)
  • Weekly Fair (Sunday)
  • St. Silvester (January 1)
  • St. Sebastian (April 20)
  • Burial of the Lord (Friday of the Lord)
  • St. Peter (last Sunday in June)
  • São Romão (August 9)
  • Our Lady of the Exile (August 15)

Heritage
  • Chapel of the eighteenth century
  • Shrine of Our Lady of Exile

References
  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 112" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 30, 2014.

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