Areias (Santo Tirso)
| Areias | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Areias | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Region | Norte | |
| Subregion | Ave | |
| District | Porto | |
| Municipality | Santo Tirso | |
| Center | Areias | |
| - coordinates | PT 41°21′47″N 8°28′36″W / 41.36306°N 8.47667°WCoordinates: PT 41°21′47″N 8°28′36″W / 41.36306°N 8.47667°W | |
| Area | 2.77 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| Population | 2,599 (2001) | |
| Settlement | unknown | |
| - Parish | n/a | |
| - Civil Parish | c. 1836 | |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) | |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | |
| Postal Zone | 4780-000 | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 252 XX XX XX | |
| Demonym | Areiense | |
| Patron Saint | São Tiago | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Areias (Santo Tirso) | ||
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | ||
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | ||
Areias (Portuguese plural form of sand) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira.[3] Located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the urban centre of Santo Tirso, its population numbers approximately 2,599 inhabitants (2001 census), in an area of 2.77 square kilometres (1.07 sq mi); its density is 938/km2 (2,430/sq mi).
History
The iconic locality of Senhora da Torre, alongside the Ave, is the home to ancient ruins of castro from the Luso-Roman period of the region's history.[4] It is also the location of a small chapel and lookout, the Miradouro da Senhora da Torre.[4]
Until 1836 the parish was part of the municipality of Landim, until it was de-annexed and absorbed into Santo Tirso.[4]
Geography
Areias is situated on the right margin of the Ave River, in the extreme north of the municipality.[4]
Architecture
The parish is notable for a few national monuments, including:
- Nuno Álvares Institute (Portuguese: Hotel Termal das Caldas da Saúde/Instituto Nuno'Alvres/Instituto Nuno Álvares)[4][5]
- Thermal heath spa (Portuguese: Termas das Caldas da Saúde)[4][6]
References
- ↑ INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Câmara Municipal, ed. (2011), Areias (in Portuguese), Câmara Municipal de Sant Tirso, retrieved 26 October 2012
- ↑ Costa, Patrícia; Camara, Teresa (2004). SIPA, ed. "Hotel Termal das Caldas da Saúde/Instituto Nuno'Alvres/Instituto Nuno Álvares (PT011314040041)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ↑ Filipe, Ana (2011). SIPA, ed. "Termas das Caldas da Saúde (PT011314040042)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 25 October 2012.