Caranguejeira

Caranguejeira
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Region of Leiria
District :	Leiria
Concelho :	Leiria
Coordinates :	39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 45 ′  N , 8 ° 42 ′  W
Residents:	4691 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	30.99 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	151 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2420-091
politics
Mayor :	Joaquim Carreira Mónico
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Caranguejeira Rua do Comércio, nº 54 2420-091 Caranguejeira
Website:	www.viladacaranguejeira.com

Caranguejeira is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Leiria . It has a population of 4691 (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the municipality in the Leiria district

history

The parish was created in the 16th century by splitting off from the parish of Espite . In 2001 the place was elevated to a vila (small town).

Culture and sights

In addition to the primary school, a stone cross and the Ermida de São Bartolomeu chapel , the parish church Igreja Paroquial de Caranguejeira (also Igreja de São Cristóvão ), built in the 18th century, is one of the parish's architectural monuments.

administration

Entrance sign for Lagoa da Pedra

Caranguejeira is the seat of a municipality of the same name. The neighboring municipalities are (starting in the north clockwise) Colmeias , Memória , Espite , Matas , Cercal , Arrabal , Pousos , Santa Eufémia and Boa Vista .

The following places are in the municipality of Caranguejeira:

Caldelas Canais Campinos Caranguejeira Casal da Cruz Casal Vermelho Freiria Grind Lameiras Leão Longra Opeia

Outeiro de Caldelas Palmeiria Pereiras Souto de Cima Souto do Meio Tubaral Vale Covo Vale da Catarina Vale da Rosa Vale Sobreiro Lagoa da Pedra (in part, other districts belong to Colmeias, Matas and Espite)

Sons and daughters

• Joaquim Carreira das Neves (* 1934), theologian
• Almerindo da Silva Marques (* 1939), economist and manager

Web links

• Official website

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.memoriaportuguesa.com ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 26, 2012  
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on December 26, 2012