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Coimbra (district)
Coimbra District is located in the Centro Region, the district capital is the city of Coimbra.-Municipalities:The district is composed by 17 municipalities:* Arganil* Cantanhede* Coimbra* Condeixa-a-Nova* Figueira da Foz* Góis* Lousã* Mira...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is located 15 km south of Coimbra
Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the...
, and in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra
Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra
The Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra is an administrative division in Portugal. It has 16 municipalities : Coimbra, Figueira da Foz, Cantanhede, Montemor-o-Velho, Soure, Mealhada, Penacova, Lousã, Condeixa-a-Nova, Miranda do Corvo, Mira, Tábua, Mortágua, Vila Nova de Poiares, Penela and...
. The town is known for the ancient Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
settlement of Conímbriga
Conímbriga
Conímbriga is one of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal, and is classified as a National Monument. Conímbriga lies 16 km from Coimbra and less than 2 km from Condeixa-a-Nova. The site also has a museum that displays objects found by archaeologists during their excavations,...
which is located nearby, and includes a museum and the well-preserved ruins.
Economy
The municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova is traditionally a center for agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. The municipality has also a number of industries ranging form ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s to pharmaceuticals (Medinfar
Medinfar
Medinfar is a Portuguese pharmaceutical company headquartered in Amadora, Greater Lisbon. It was founded in 1970.Medinfar has R&D, production, marketing, sales and distribution departments, and besides its own brands it markets licensed products in partnerships with several international...
). The ancient Roman settlement of Conímbriga
Conímbriga
Conímbriga is one of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal, and is classified as a National Monument. Conímbriga lies 16 km from Coimbra and less than 2 km from Condeixa-a-Nova. The site also has a museum that displays objects found by archaeologists during their excavations,...
, is an important tourist attraction.