Sobreposta
Civil parish in Norte, Portugal
41°33′22″N 8°20′24″W / 41.556°N 8.340°W / 41.556; -8.340![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png)
(2011)
Sobreposta is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,301,[1] in an area of 5.98 km2.[2]
History
Tradition hold that the name Sobreposta comes from the fact that in Monte da Pena, ten stones were superimposed. The oldest document mentioning Sobreposta dates to 1134, referred as Lageosa, which was the name of the autonomous parish. In the 18th century Lageosa was merged with Sobreposta. Between 1840 and 1855 Sobreposta belonged under the jurisdiction of Póvoa de Lanhoso municipality.
Buildings
- St Tomé Chapel, founded in 1737
- Parochial church
- Sun Clock
- Alagoa Necropolis
- Porteguiz Mills
References
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Parishes of Braga Municipality
- Adaúfe
- Arentim e Cunha
- Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)
- Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto)
- Cabreiros e Passos (São Julião)
- Celeirós, Aveleda e Vimieiro
- Crespos e Pousada
- Escudeiros e Penso (Santo Estêvão e São Vicente)
- Espinho
- Esporões
- Este (São Pedro e São Mamede)
- Ferreiros e Gondizalves
- Figueiredo
- Gualtar
- Guisande e Oliveira (São Pedro)
- Lamas
- Lomar e Arcos
- Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães
- Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos
- Mire de Tibães
- Morreira e Trandeiras
- Nogueira, Fraião e Lamaçães
- Nogueiró e Tenões
- Padim da Graça
- Palmeira
- Pedralva
- Priscos
- Real, Dume e Semelhe
- Ruilhe
- Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra
- São Vicente
- São Victor
- Sequeira
- Sobreposta
- Tadim
- Tebosa
- Vilaça e Fradelos
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