Foz do Arelho
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Oeste | |||||
| District : | Leiria | |||||
| Concelho : | Caldas da Rainha | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 26 ′ N , 9 ° 14 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1339 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 9.62 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 139 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 2500 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Fernando Horta | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Foz do Arelho Rua Francisco Almeida Grandella, 8 P; 2500-487 Foz do Arelho 2500 Foz do Arelho |
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| Website: | www.jf-fozdoarelho.pt | |||||
Foz do Arelho is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Caldas da Rainha . It has 1,339 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
Foz do Arelho has been recorded as a taxable town since 1580. In 1919 it became an independent municipality (Freguesia) when the area was detached from the municipality of Serra do Bouro . In 2009 the place was raised to a vila (small town).
In 1892 the British passenger ship Roumania sank off the coast of the town . Part of the wreck is aground off the coast.
Culture, sports and sights
The local beach has been awarded the Blue Flag and is popular with bathing tourists and water sports enthusiasts. The Óbidos lagoon is ideal for bird watching, and various water sports can be practiced here, in particular surfing , rowing and kiteboarding .
The small museum Núcleo Etnográfico shows the history of the place in a permanent exhibition using traditional everyday objects and other exhibits. The primary school building also houses the community library and, during the summer months, the town's tourist information office.
economy
Fishing and algae production in the local Óbidos lagoon are traditionally important. Today, however, tourism plays a more decisive role in the town, with a large number of restaurants and hotels. Ua which maintains Inatel facilities here, including a campsite exists here.
Web links
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
- ↑ www.jf-fozdoarelho.pt ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was 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 November 6, 2012
- ↑ www.abae.pt , accessed November 6, 2012
