Feteira (Horta)

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Feteira
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Feteira (Azores)
Feteira
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Azores
Concelho : Horta
Coordinates : 38 ° 31 ′  N , 28 ° 43 ′  W 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
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

Church Igreja ao Divino Espírito Santo

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

Population development of the municipality (1864 to 2011)

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

Commons : Feteira  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ Michael Bussmann: Azoren , p. 374. Erlangen 2016
  4. ↑ Stéphan Szeremeta: Açores , p. 145. Paris 2014
  5. ↑ Entry of the Igreja do Espírito Santo in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 21, 2019
  6. ↑ Susanne Lipps. Azores , p. 113. Munich 2016