Ordem

Ordem
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Tâmega e Sousa
District :	postage
Concelho :	Lousada
Coordinates :	41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W
Residents:	1197 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	4.03 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	297 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4620-472
politics
Mayor :	Moisés Dias Ribeiro ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Ordem Ordem 4620-472 Ordem

Ordem is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Lousada . 1197 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

history

A parish already existed here in 770 . The place name probably goes back to Ordem dos Cavaleiros do Templo , the Portuguese name for the Knights Templar who received the area during the Reconquista .

Culture and sights

The parish church Igreja Paroquial de Ordem ( also Igreja de Santa Eulália after its patron saint ), built in the 16th century, is a listed building.

Web links

• Blog about the community

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. ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on August 22, 2013
4. ^ João Fonseca: Dicionário do Nome das Terras . 2nd edition, Casa das Letras, Cruz Quebrada 2007, p. 185 ( ISBN 978-9724617305 )
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 22, 2013