Pilar da Bretanha

Pilar da Bretanha
coat of arms map
Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Azores
Concelho :	Ponta Delgada
Coordinates :	37 ° 54 ′  N , 25 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 54 ′  N , 25 ° 47 ′  W
Residents:	624 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	6.07 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	103 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9545-080
politics
Mayor :	Duarte Manuel Luzia Carvalho
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Pilar da Bretanha Rua Direita do Pilar, 200 9545-080 Pilar da Bretanha
Website:	www.freguesiapilardabretanha.com

The parish church from the 17th century

Pilar da Bretanha is a town and a municipality on São Miguel , the largest island of about Portugal belonging Azores .

history

After the discovery of the island at the beginning of the 15th century, Portuguese settlers settled here on the coastal areas from the end of the 15th century, mainly from the Alto Alentejo and Estremadura . Later settlers from Great Britain and Brittany joined them. This was the origin of the name of the area, which was first officially documented in 1527 under the name Bretanha , and which soon became a separate municipality. In 1960 the then independent municipality of Remédios split off before Bretanha was divided into Pilar da Bretanha and Ajuda da Bretanha in 2002 .

Attractions

The listed Igreja Paroquial de Pilar da Bretanha , also Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar , was built in the 17th century.

The Caldeira Sete Cidades , a nearby lake, offers bathing opportunities and restaurants.

The German artist couple Karin and Bernd Kilian have settled in João Bom . They create and sell local paintings and sculptures there. Her garden with the artistically decorated holiday home is a frequently photographed place of interest.

administration

Pilar da Bretanha is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Ponta Delgada . It has 624 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

In addition to the main town, the municipality also includes the village of João Bom .

traffic

The place is on the coastal road ER 1-1. The bus lines 208, 209, 219 and 222 connect it up to nine times a day with the capital Ponta Delgada (as of 2013).

Web links

Commons : Pilar da Bretanha (Ponta Delgada)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the local government

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. ↑ History of the municipality of Pilar de Bretanha ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2015 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. on the official website of the local government (port.), accessed January 27, 2015 
4. ^ Entry of the parish church in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA , accessed on January 27, 2015
5. ↑ ^{a b} Michael Bussmann: Azoren , 5th edition, Michael Müller Verlag , Erlangen 2013, ISBN 978-3-89953-771-0 , p. 192