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Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira)

Coordinates: 40°59′56″N 8°33′22″W / 40.999°N 8.556°W / 40.999; -8.556
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Mozelos
Mozelos is located in Portugal
Mozelos
Mozelos
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°59′56″N 8°33′22″W / 40.999°N 8.556°W / 40.999; -8.556
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictAveiro
MunicipalitySanta Maria da Feira
Area
 • Total5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,142
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Mozelos is a Portuguese town and a parish, located in the city of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 7,142,[1] in an area of 5.81 km2.[2] Its zip code is 4535.

Mozelos is located 8 km from the city of Espinho and around 20 km from Porto. The district capital Aveiro is approximately 50 km from the town.

In 1097, the village was known as Moazellus. They still have a Roman road nearby the church. It declared itself a town on 24 June 1989, and it celebrates the transition to a town on 24 June each year. It is the place where Américo Amorim lived for some years.

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