Ferreira do Zêzere explained

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.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49. 22 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.