São Gião is a parish (freguesia in Portuguese), in the North of Portugal, on Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in Portugal. It belongs to the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, and the district (distrito) of Coimbra. The population in 2011 was 425,[1] in an area of 14.55 km².[2]

São Gião
Civil parish
São Gião Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40.337°N 7.799°W / 40.337; -7.799
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Coimbra
District	Coimbra
Municipality	Oliveira do Hospital
Area
• Total	14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation	704 m (2,310 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	425
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

It lies at an altitude of 704m, in the Beira region.

It is an old Roman trading post. The old Roman bridge is still visible and in use to this day (to be confirmed).

The town has a magnificent church - Igreja Matrix, also known as the Igreja Matriz de São Gião or the Catedral das Beiras. This is an excellent building in the Baroque style that dates back to 1795. It has 102 magnificent hand painted panels on the roof that are well worth the trip to this small, hidden village on the slopes of the Serra da Estrela.

Situated in the countryside between São Gião and Carvalha is the São Gião Radio Telecope. The 9.3 meter diameter radio telescope is the largest radio telescope in mainland Portugal and is used for astronomical measurements and education.

See also

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• Beira
• Serra da Estrela
• São Gião Radio Telecope
• Church of São Gião

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