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In the city of Mirandela are the best architectural values of the county, such as Távoras Palace, imposing construction noble rebuilt in the seventeenth century, the Palace of the Counts of Vinhais, some of which remains completely walled only the Port of Sto. Anthony, the old bridge, which remains a mystery as to the date of construction and that property values are and culture of a people.
In Mirandela was also given by example, the concept of a city garden. The cult of flower invaded all areas. Thousands of beautiful flowers extend to by an entire city worth a visit.
Throughout the county there are traces of pre-historic settlements, well documented by megalithic monuments and various hill. The people of the age of bronze developed an intense mining activities exploring the tin, copper, arsenic and gold such as the “hole of the words”, located in the parish of Steps, which was identified a case of primitive metallurgy of gold between AC 2800-2500 The Romans, can not remain insensitive to the ore, also became established here leaving the marks of their civilization.
Once in the sixth century, the parish Suevo gives us of the existence of “Laetera”, enigmatic and broad administrative area that corresponds to the same area where he was born the county of Mirandela. The important and medieval “land of Ledra” It would extend by almost all the current county and by the de Vinhais, including even a small portion of the county of Mirandela. On the eve of the thirteenth century, since this land was divided into three trial: Lamas of Orelhão, Mirandela and Tower of D. Draws. All these towns were formed and whether a charter county. Mirandela well received by D. Afonso III charter a letter May 25, 1250.
From 1835 to 1871, the liberal reforms extinguished us, leaving them the memory of those times of autonomy.
In 1884, the county of Mirandela be replaced as the current geographical boundaries.