Type: | municipality |
Official Name: | Ferreira do Zêzere |
Flag Border: | no |
Coordinates: | 39.6833°N -25°W |
Region: | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Cim: | Médio Tejo |
District: | Santarém |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Name: | Jacinto Lopes |
Area Total Km2: | 190.38 |
Population Total: | 8,619 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Parishes: | 7 |
Holiday: | Saint Anthony June 13 |
Ferreira do Zêzere (pronounced as /pt-PT/, pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,619,[1] in an area of 190.38 km2.[2] The municipal holiday is June 13.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Ferreira do Zêzere, founded by Pedro Ferreira and his wife in the 13th century, is said to be one of the most-visited villages in the district of Santarém. In the surroundings of the village there is the medieval Vila de Dornes with a view over the Zêzere River and classed as a Templar tower.