Barreira (Leiria)

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Barreira
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Barreira coat of arms
Barreira (Portugal)
Barreira
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Leiria
District : Leiria
Concelho : Leiria
Coordinates : 39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  W
Residents: 4125 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 11.83 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 349 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2410-023
politics
Mayor : José Manuel da Cunha
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Barreira
Rua Santíssimo Salvador, n.º 995
2410-023 Barreira
Website: www.jf-barreira.vacau.com

Barreira is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Leiria . It has 4125 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the municipality in the Leiria district

history

Barreira was first mentioned in 1534 when a small chapel was built here. Barreira has been an independent municipality since 1738.

Culture and sights

The municipal administration (Junta de Freguesia) is housed in a listed building from the 18th century. Other monuments are the Andreus Chapel, the Solar do Visconde da Barreira mansion from the 18th century and the parish church of Igreja Paroquial de Barreira . The church from the 18th century, also known as Igreja do Santíssimo Salvador , was built by expanding and remodeling the original chapel from 1534.

Every year a festival for local gastronomy, folklore and folk dance , and a music festival for garage bands take place here.

administration

Barreira is the seat of a municipality of the same name. The following places are in it:

  • Andreus
  • Barreira
  • Cantomilo
  • Carvalhinha
  • Casal da Cortiça
  • Casal da Mourã
  • Casal Galego
  • Casal Mil Homens
  • Casal Pinheiro
  • Chão Direito
  • Cruz da Areia
  • Colipo
  • Cumeira
  • Hortas
  • Lourais
  • Marvila
  • Mourã
  • Palheirinhos
  • Pinhal Verde
  • Quinta do Retiro
  • Sobral
  • Telheiro

Sons and daughters

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.leiria.tripod.com , accessed December 26, 2012
  4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 26, 2012