Barosa

Barosa
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Region of Leiria
District :	Leiria
Concelho :	Leiria
Coordinates :	39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 51 ′  W
Residents:	2155 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	13.67 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	158 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2400-013
politics
Mayor :	Daniel Lopes Carvalho
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Barosa Estrada da Barosa 2400-013 Barosa

Barosa is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Leiria . It has 2155 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the municipality in the Leiria district

history

The community was created on December 28, 1713 by hiving off other parts of the community. On October 10, 1810, French invasion troops under General Masséna met British-Portuguese units here.

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.patrimonio-turismo.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 26, 2012