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Coimbra| Capital of Coimbra district, west-central Portugal, situated on the right bank of the Mondego River, 180 km/112 mi north of Lisbon, and 32 km/19 mi from the Atlantic coast; population (2001) 138,500. There are textile and pottery industries, and paper and biscuits are produced. Coimbra is a bishopric, and was capital of Portugal from 1139 to 1260. There is a 12th-century Romanesque church (formerly a cathedral) incorporating part of an older mosque, and a 16th-century church, which has been the cathedral since 1772. The university, founded in Lisbon in 1290, was transferred to Coimbra in 1537. |
Coimbra| District of west-central Portugal, with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean; area 3,955 sq km/1,527 sq mi; population (1993 est) 425,400; capital Coimbra. Industries include textiles, fishing, canning, and salt. The River Mondego flows through it. |
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