Lixa
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| Coordinates : | 41 ° 19 ′ N , 8 ° 10 ′ W | |||||
| Postal code : | 4615 | |||||
Lixa is a town in the Felgueiras district of the Porto district in Portugal . The city had 4,233 inhabitants in 2004 and consists of the municipalities of Borba de Godim , Macieria da Lixa , Vila Cova da Lixa and Santão . Translated into German, the name is sandpaper .
history
The place was elevated to a city on August 30, 1995.
Sports
- During the Tour of Portugal in 2007 , the place was the starting point of the 168 km route to Gondomar .
- The city is home to the football club Futebol Clube da Lixa
sons and daughters of the town
- Leonardo Coimbra (1883–1936), philosopher, professor and politician.
Web links
- Football club website , Portuguese, accessed May 8, 2010