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VIANNA DO CASTELLO

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 17 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VIANNA DO

CASTELLO  , a seaport and the capital of the
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district of Vianna do Castello,
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Portugal; at the mouth of the
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river
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Lima, which is here crossed by the iron
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bridge of the Oporto-Valen9a do Minho railway . Pop . (1900) 10,000 . Vianna do Castello has manufactures of lace and
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dairy produce . Its
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fisheries are important . Salmon and lampreys are exported, both fresh and preserved . The administrative district of Vianna do Castello coincides with the
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northern
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part of the ancient province of Entre Minho e Douro (q.v.) . Pop . (1900) 215,267;
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area, 857 sq. m .

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