Freitas (Portugal)

Freitas is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Fafe, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Freitas e Vila Cova.[1]

The civil parish has an area 6,24 km², with 745 inhabitants for a density of 119,4 people/km² (2001 census).

The first lord of the village, a contemporary of the first king of Portugal, around 1164, became known as João das Freitas, hence initiating the surname Freitas.[2]

In an adjacent civil parish, Travassós, there is a second, smaller village named Freitas. A small family's last name originates from this village with the last name:Freyta

References

  1. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 47" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Origin and meaning of the surname Freitas.

Coordinates: 41°30′47″N 8°12′40″W / 41.513°N 8.211°W / 41.513; -8.211


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