Feteira (Horta)
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Basic data | ||||||
Autonomous Region : | Azores | |||||
Concelho : | Horta | |||||
Coordinates : | 38 ° 31 ′ N , 28 ° 43 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 1899 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 14.46 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 131 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Postal code : | 9900-361 | |||||
politics | ||||||
Mayor : | Leónia Maria Garcia de Melo ( PPD / PSD - CDS / PP coalition) | |||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Feteira Estrada Regional 9900-361 Feteira |
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Website: | www.feteira.com |
Feteira is a Portuguese town and municipality on the island of Faial , which belongs to the Azores archipelago .
The coast near Feteira is mostly steep coast, which is clearly visible from the Miradouro da Lajinha viewpoint - here, a natural arch in a rock formation was created by the erosion of the sea. A number of rivers and streams run through the community, five bridges cross them here.
History and sights
The center of the town, which has a small port, is the Igreja ao Espíritu Santo church with a tower completed in 1864, which was first mentioned in 1568 and expanded in 1824. The church is now a listed building.
Next to the church is the smaller Holy Spirit chapel, Império do Divino Espírito Santo da Caridade da Feteira .
The Ponta Furada peninsula not far from Feteira is a popular destination for anglers.
administration
Municipality ( Freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Horta on the south coast of the island of Faial . 1899 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).
The following places and districts are in the municipality:
- Feteira
- Lajinha
- Ponta Furada
- Ribeira da Granja
Web links
- Feteira Municipal Council website
- Website for the municipality of Feteira at the district administration of Horta
- Entry to Feteira in the Mapas de Portugal
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ Michael Bussmann: Azoren , p. 374. Erlangen 2016
- ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Açores , p. 145. Paris 2014
- ↑ Entry of the Igreja do Espírito Santo in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 21, 2019
- ↑ Susanne Lipps. Azores , p. 113. Munich 2016