Borralha Explained

Type:	parish
Borralha
Coordinates:	40.5544°N -8.4375°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Região de Aveiro
District:	Aveiro
Municipality:	Águeda
Area Total Km2:	9.6
Population Total:	2230
Population As Of:	2011

Borralha was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 9.6 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 2230.^[1]

History

In 2013 it was merged with Águeda to form the new freguesia of Águeda e Borralha.^[2]

Places

• Agueiro
• Alteiralto
• Alto do Vale do Grou
• Amaínho
• Brejo
• Candam
• Carrasqueira
• Casais
• Casarão Castinceira
• Catraia
• Chapado
• Horta Velha
• Lomba
• Machuqueira
• Nova Borralha
• Pinheirais
• Redolho
• S. Tiago
• Vale do Forno
• Vista

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Borralha^[3] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Junta de Freguesia da Borralha. https://web.archive.org/web/20080312021959/http://www.cm-agueda.pt/PageGen.aspx?WMCM_PaginaId=27824. dead. 12 March 2008. 13 May 2014. cm-agueda.pt. Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Portuguese.
2. Web site: Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro. 28 January 2013. 13 May 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese.
3. Web site: Paróquia de Borralha. 13 May 2014. diocese-aveiro.pt. Diocese of Aveiro. Portuguese.
4. Web site: Arciprestado de Águeda. 13 May 2014. diocese-aveiro.pt. Diocese of Aveiro. Portuguese.