Moledo

Moledo is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lourinhã, Lisbon District, Portugal.

It is bordered by the Leiria District, with the parish of Olho Marinho belonging to the municipality of Óbidos.

Moledo was bordered by the civil parishes of São Bartolomeu dos Galegos and Reguengo Grande.

[2] The civil parish is crossed by National Road 247–1, which connects the Portuguese expressway IP6 to Peniche and the A8 Motorway to Bombarral.

A secondary road connects the center of the civil parish of Miragaia to Olho Marinho, via Cezaredas.

[5] On 12 October 1378, the king of that time, Ferdinand I, issued a letter of privileges, which is one of the first documents related to the history of Moledo.

[7] On 2 November 2012, the Portuguese state, through the Unit for the Technical Reorganization of the Territorial Administration, expressed the wish to reduce the number of civil parishes.

[9] The civil parish of Moledo has an association dedicated to culture, leisure, and sports founded on 18 February 1983.

[10] The civil parish has a Catholic place of worship, the Church of the Divino Espírito Santo located on Santa Cruz Square in the center of Moledo.

The calvary, "cruzeiro" in Portuguese, is located in front of the entrance to the Church of the Holy Spirit.

[12] The Royal Palace, or Palácio da Caça, was a building present in the civil parish.

Location of Moledo.
Lavoirs de Moledo (Washhouses of Moledo).
Divino Espírito Santo church.