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Ferreira do Zêzere

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

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Coordinates: 39°41′N 8°17′W / 39.683°N 8.283°W / 39.683; -8.283Country

PortugalRegionCentroIntermunic. comm.Médio TejoDistrictSantarémParishes7Government

• PresidentJacinto Lopes (PSD)Area

• Total190.38 km² (73.51 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total8,619 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidaySaint Anthony
June 13Websitehttp://www.cm-ferreiradozezere.pt

Ferreira do Zêzere (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ ðu ˈzezɨɾɨ] ^ⓘ, locally [fɨˈreɾɐ]) 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]

Águas Belas
Areias e Pias
Beco
Chãos
Ferreira do Zêzere
Igreja Nova do Sobral
Nossa Senhora do Pranto

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.

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.