Mouriscas

Mouriscas
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Centro
Sub-region :	Médio Tejo
District :	Santarém
Concelho :	Abrantes
Coordinates :	39 ° 30 ′  N , 8 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 30 ′  N , 8 ° 6 ′  W
Residents:	1832 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	35.02 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Mouriscas R. Prof. Matias L Raposo Casal da Igreja 2200-68 Mouriscas

Mouriscas is a municipality ( freguesia ) in Portugal .

Location of Mouriscas in the district

Mouriscas belongs to the Abrantes district in the Santarém district , has an area of ​​35 km² and a population of 1,832 (as of June 30, 2011). The place is located in the northern catchment area of ​​the Tagus River .

Attractions

Altar of the chapel

The chapel "de Nossa Senhora dos Matos" dates from the 17th century. It was founded by a British noble family. Her altar has a tile mosaic showing four angels around the Madonna and a banner with the "Request for the intercession of Our Lady for the extinction of Protestant heresy in England".

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. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 17, 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. 

Web links

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

• Map of the Freguesia Mouriscas at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército