Coriscada Explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Coriscada
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District:	Guarda
Municipality:	Mêda
Coordinates:	40.866°N -7.207°W
Area Total:	25.19
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	208

Coriscada is a freguesia ("civil parish") of Portugal, in the municipality of Mêda, in Guarda district. The population in 2011 was 208^[1] in an area of 25.19 km².^[2]

Extremely rich in 17th century patrimony, the village has been notable since 2000 for the discovery nearby of a Roman villa, the Vale do Mouro, excavated by a Luso-French team from 2003.

The antipode of Coriscada is the town of Tākaka, New Zealand.

External links

More details on this village and its activities on the site of Coriscada's Cultural Center (in Portuguese): CSCC

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 5 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 5 November 2018 . dead .