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{{Short description|Former civil parish and town in Portugal}}
'''Coina''' was a Portuguese ''[[freguesia]]'' in the municipality of [[Barreiro, Portugal|Barreiro]].
== History ==
It was a town and the seat of the municipality between 1516 and the early 19th century when it was incorporated into the also extinct municipality of [[Alhos Vedros]]. It was formed by one parish and had 248 inhabitants in 1801.
It was dissolved on January 28, 2013, following a resolution of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic enacted on January 16, 2013, by merging with the parish of Palhais, forming the new parish of Palhais e Coina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro. Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias |url=https://dre.pt/application/dir/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf}}</ref>
== Heritage ==
* Real Fábrica de Vidros de Coina (Royal Glass Factory of Coina)
* Chapel of Our Lady of Remedies (Coina)
* Palace of Coina or "Castelo do Rei do Lixo" (Castle of the King of Trash)
* Tide Mill (15th century)
* Lime Kilns (18th century)
* Pillory of Coina
* Natural Heritage - Coina River Marsh and part of Mata Nacional da Machada
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[[Category:Towns in Portugal]]