Cupid (Leiria)

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Cupid
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Coat of arms of Cupid
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Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Leiria
District : Leiria
Concelho : Leiria
Coordinates : 39 ° 48 ′  N , 8 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 48 ′  N , 8 ° 52 ′  W
Residents: 4747 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 23.48 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 202 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2400-788
politics
Mayor : Adelino Paulo Fernandes
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Amor
Largo Padre Margalhau
2400-788 Amor
Website: www.jf-amor.pt

Amor is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Leiria . It has 4,747 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the municipality in the Leiria district

history

Unproven legends point to the origin of the place in the time of King D. Dinis (1261-1325). According to the traditional legend, he is said to have had a lover here. As a result, the previously unknown and insignificant place is said to have received its current name and popularity (Cupid, Portuguese for love ). However, the legend lacks historical evidence. The place was first mentioned in an undated letter from King Sanchos II , who ruled from 1223 to 1247.

Amor has been an independent community since 1630.

Culture and sights

In addition to the Igreja de Barreiros (also Igreja da Imaculada Conceição ) from the 18th century, the parish church Igreja Paroquial de Amor (also Igreja de São Paulo ) is a listed building. The single-nave baroque church was built in 1630 to raise Cupid to an independent community.

administration

Amor is the seat of a community of the same name. The following towns are located in it:

  • Cupid
  • Barradas
  • Barreiros
  • Brejo
  • Casal dos Claros
  • Casalito
  • Casal Novo
  • Coucinheira
  • Lezíria dos Paus
  • Ribeira da Escoura
  • Toco
  • Brejieira

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ www.jf-amor.pt (under A Freguesia / Apresentação ), accessed on December 26, 2012
  4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 26, 2012