Santa Catarina (Caldas da Rainha) explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Santa Catarina
Region:	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:	Oeste
District:	Leiria
Municipality:	Caldas da Rainha
Coordinates:	39.447°N -9.015°W
Area Total:	19.98
Population Total:	3029
Population As Of:	2011

Santa Catarina is one of twelve civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The civil parish has an area of ^[1] and had a population of 3,029 at the 2011 census.^[2]

Its main economic activities are leather goods industry, construction, agriculture, horticulture, livestock production, trade, but it is its cutlery industry that makes Santa Catarina known internationally.^[3]

Villages

• Peso
• Vigia
• Cumeira
• Mouraria
• Casal do Rio
• Casal do Bicho
• Quinta da Ferraria
• Casal das Freiras
• Casal dos Nortes
• Casal da Coita
• Portela
• Abrunheira
• Casal da Marinha
• Casal da Azenha
• Casal das Penas
• Mata de Porto Mouro
• Relvas
• Granja Nova
• Casal da Cruz
• Casal Torcano

Cultural Heritage

• Parish church
• Mansion-house
• Pillory
• Ancient hillfort
• Public garden
• Mestras forest
• Chapels

External links

• Official Website (in Portuguese)

References

1. Web site: Area (km²) of national territory by Geographic localization (Administrative division); Annual. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Leiria > Caldas da Rainha.)
2. Web site: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence and Sex; Decennial. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Continente > Centro > Oeste > Caldas da Rainha.)
3. http://www.cm-caldas-rainha.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_MCR/JUNTAS/SANTA_CATARINA Freguesia de Santa Catarina