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Asseiceira

Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°14′W / 39.31°N 8.24°W / 39.31; -8.24
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Asseiceira
Asseiceira is located in Portugal
Asseiceira
Asseiceira
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°14′W / 39.31°N 8.24°W / 39.31; -8.24
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityTomar
Area
 • Total
29.08 km2 (11.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,943
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Asseiceira is a civil parish (Freguesia) in the municipality of Tomar, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,943,[1] in an area of 29.08 km².[2]

It is the location of the Battle of Asseiceira, fought on 16 May 1834, the last and decisive engagement of the Portuguese Civil War.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.