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:Vişeu is also a river in northern Romania." Viseu is both a city (capital of the District of Viseu) and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 98,753 (2006), and the city proper has 47,250. The Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu is also one of the "Grandes Áreas Metropolitanas" - Greater Metropolitan Areas of Portugal with 354,162 habitants. Viseu has undergone a considerable economic growth, especially in the areas of telecommunications, industry, trade and education. Located in Portugal's northern-center the city is a crossroads linking the seaport of Aveiro in the Atlantic coast to Guarda near the Portuguese-Spanish border and then on to Salamanca, Spain. Coimbra, the regional seat of Centro Region, is about 80 km southwest. The city is noted on the arts scene due to the Grão Vasco Museum. Winery is an important activity in the subregion. In ancient Portuguese history, Viseu is noted ... Read more about Viseu on Wikipedia

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