Cacilhas
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| Region : | Lisboa | |||||
| Sub-region : | Lisbon metropolitan area | |||||
| District : | Setubal | |||||
| Concelho : | Almada | |||||
| Freguesia : | Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 41 ′ N , 9 ° 9 ′ W | |||||
Cacilhas is a place and a former municipality in the Almada district on the southern bank of the Tagus River ( Margem Sul do Tejo ), opposite the Portuguese capital Lisbon . The place belongs to the metropolitan area of the city of Almada.
Cacilhas is best known for its port. For decades, numerous ferries have been taking passengers to the Cais do Sodré ferry terminal opposite in downtown Lisbon. For this reason the Tagus ferries are popularly known as " Cacilheiros ".
administration
Cacilhas was the seat of a community of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Almada , in the Setúbal district . The freguesia had 5983 inhabitants on an area of 1.09 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The community consisted only of the place of the same name.
In the course of the regional reform of September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Cacilhas, Almada , Cova da Piedade and Pragal were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas .
traffic
The best-known means of transport are the characteristic orange-colored ferries of Transtejo & Soflusa , which run from the port of Cacilhas to Lisbon and other places on the south bank of the Tejo .
Since November 2008, Cacilhas has also had a local rail connection. Since then, the Sul do Tejo Metro (MST) has connected Cacilhas to the main shopping streets in Almada, but also to Pragal and the science and technology faculty of the New University of Lisbon.
The Pragal train station , which is directly connected to Cacilhas via the MST, serves as the connection between the city and the Portuguese railway network .
Various local and regional bus routes complement local public transport .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Geraldo de São José (1709–1760), Bishop of Malacca
- Emília Pomar (1857–1944), writer
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Cacilhas at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
- Entry on Cacilhas in the Mapas de Portugal
Individual evidence
- ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014