Ferreira do Zezere

Ferreira do Zezere
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Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Médio Tejo
District :	Santarém
Concelho :	Ferreira do Zezere
Coordinates :	39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W
Residents:	2353 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	37.93 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	62 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2240-356
politics
Mayor :	Pedro Manuel dos Santos Alberto
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Ferreira do Zêzere Rua João da Costa, 31 2240-356 Ferreira do Zêzere
Website:	www.jf-ferreiradozezere.pt
Ferreira do Zêzere county
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Residents:	8619 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	190.37 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	45 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	7th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Ferreira do Zêzere Praça Dias Ferreira, 38 2240-341 Ferreira do Zêzere
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Dr. Jacinto Manuel Lopes Cristas Flores ( PSD )
Website:	www.cm-ferreiradozezere.pt

Ferreira do Zêzere is a small town in Portugal . The place is known for its surrounding pristine nature, where water sports are popular. In the district of Ferreira do Zêzere lies the village of Dornes , which became known nationwide in 2007 through the feature film dot.com .

history

Portugal's first king D. Afonso Henriques gave the area to the Knights Templar in 1159 , who named it riba-Zêzere (above the Zêzere). The territory that had fallen back to King D. Sancho I was handed over to D. Pedro Ferreira in 1190 in recognition of his services in the battles against the Moors . The later place name is traced back to this knight who, as ruler of the area, gave the place its first town rights in 1222. The nearby river Zêzere continued to provide the second part of the name as a geographical reference point. In 1319 the Order of Christ received the area. In 1362 its head, D. Nuno Rodrigues Freire de Andrade, began building the town hall.

In the course of his administrative reforms, King D. Manuel I renewed the town charter , which was also granted by King D. João III in 1531 . to a small town ( Vila ) was raised.

In the course of the administrative reforms after the Liberal Revolution in 1822 and the subsequent Miguelistenkrieg , the district of Ferreira do Zêzere was redesigned and received its current form in 1836 with the affiliated communities Águas Belas, Areias, Beco, Chãos, Dornes, Paio Mendes and Pias.

administration

The circle

At the Castanheira river swimming pool near Ferreira do Zêzere

Ferreira do Zêzere is the administrative seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ) in the Santarém district . On June 30, 2011 the district had 8,619 inhabitants on an area of ​​190.4 km².

The neighboring areas are (starting clockwise in the north): Figueiró dos Vinhos , Sertã , Vila de Rei , Tomar , Ourém and Alvaiázere .

With the regional reform in September 2013, several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from nine to seven.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Ferreira do Zêzere district:

Ferreira do Zêzere county

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Águas Belas	1,181	22.13	53	141101
Areias e Pias	1,815	45.76	40	141111
Beco	906	16.21	56	141103
Chaos	597	23.34	26th	141104
Ferreira do Zezere	2,353	37.93	62	141106
Igreja Nova do Sobral	678	14.52	47	141107
Nossa Senhora do Pranto	1,089	30.48	36	141110
Ferreira do Zêzere county	8,619	190.37	45	1411

Population development

Population in Ferreira do Zêzere County (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
1631	8984	13,708	16.008	15,739	11,099	9954	9422	9345	8647

Municipal holiday

• June 13th

traffic

The place is connected by the national road N238 with the 8 km to the west running national road N110, which leads 10 km south to Tomar and its railway and expressway connections. The N348 runs east about 12 km to the N2 at Vila de Rei , which meets the highway 23 at Abrantes 25 km south .

Ferreira do Zêzere is part of the national long-distance bus network of Rede Expressos .

sons and daughters of the town

• António Baião (1878–1961), historian, author and educator, from 1908 director of the Torre do Tombo National Archives
• Ivone Silva (1935–1987), actress

Web links

Commons : Ferreira do Zêzere  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Ferreira do Zêzere at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website of the city administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ ^{a b} www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed January 17, 2014
5. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014