Prazeres (Lisbon)

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Prazeres
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Prazeres (Portugal)
Prazeres
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Lisbon
Concelho : Lisboa
Coordinates : 38 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 10 ′  W
Residents: 7890 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 1.57 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 5025 inhabitants per km²
politics
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Prazeres
Rua Maestro António Taborda 49 R / c
1200-715 Lisboa

Prazeres is a Portuguese municipality ( freguesia ) in the 2nd Bairro of the capital Lisbon .

The Palácio das Necessidades , formerly the residence of the royal family, since the end of the monarchy the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Alcântara , Santo Contestável , Lapa and Santos-o-Velho , in the south the municipality borders directly on the capital river Tejo . The freguesia has existed since February 7, 1959, before it was part of the neighboring district of Alcântara. The name of the Freguesia goes back to the local saint, the Virgin Mary of Joy ( Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ).

Sights and other important facilities

Prazeres is particularly known for its large cemetery, the Cemitério dos Prazeres . Numerous important Portuguese figures are buried in the cemetery, which has existed since 1833. Fernando Pessoa , Portuguese modern poet, was buried in the cemetery until 1985 when he was moved to the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos ; the fado singer Amália Rodrigues also owned a grave in the cemetery until she was transferred to the Lisbon Pantheon .

Also well known is the Palácio das Necessidades , in German Palace of Needs , which was the residence of the Portuguese royal family for centuries. The building erected on the instructions of João V was initially used as the oratory until Queen Maria II was the first to move into the palace. With the exception of Luís I , who stayed in the Palácio da Ajuda , all the kings of Portugal resided in the palace until the end of the monarchy in 1910. After the end of the monarchy, the palace is still the seat of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Palácio das Necessidades is also a commonly used synonym for Portuguese foreign policy.

traffic

The municipality of Prazeres is well integrated into the street system of the Portuguese capital by several large streets, especially Avenida 24 de Julho , Avenida Infante Santo and Avenida de Ceuta . The large, striking bridge Ponte 25 de Abril touches the area of ​​the municipality, but offers no access or exit there.

Although there is no subway connection in Prazeres, the trains of the state CP on the Linha de Cascais stop at Santos station, which is located directly on the banks of the Tagus. The tram is much more important for the development of the community . Both the main axis of the tram, the route from Praça do Comércio via Belém to Algés , as well as the branch line from Praça do Comércio to the Cemitério dos Prazeres cemetery served by line 28E open up the community. In addition, some of the city's Carris bus routes provide tangential connections to Praça Marquês de Pombal and Campolide .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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

Web links

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