Santa Maria de Lamas

Santa Maria de Lamas
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Porto metropolitan area
District :	Aveiro
Concelho :	Santa Maria da Feira
Coordinates :	40 ° 59 ′  N , 8 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 8 ° 34 ′  W
Residents:	5073 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	3.75 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	1353 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4535-359
politics
Mayor :	Francisco Camilo Gomes Pinto Ferreira
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Santa Maria de Lamas Rua do Eleito Local, N.º 83 4535-359 Santa Maria de Lamas

Santa Maria de Lamas is a Portuguese municipality ( freguesia ) with 5073 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011) in the district ( concelho ) of Santa Maria da Feira .

history

In the city charter (Foral) of 1514, which King Manuel I granted the town of Santa Maria da Feira , the independent community Lama was also named, which later received the name Lamas da Feira . On August 19, 1952, the parish was renamed Santa Maria de Lamas . On September 25, 1985, the place received the status of a Vila ("small town").

Attractions

The former Dispensário da Assistência Nacional aos Tuberculosos de Santa Maria de Lamas , a facility for lung patients, is a listed building, as is the parish church of Santa Maria de Lamas from the early 20th century.

There is also a cork museum with a large collection that was founded by the industrialist Henrique Amori († 1977).

Sports

The place is home to the sports club União Lamas , which is particularly known for its football team.

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
3. ↑ www.verportugal.net , accessed June 9, 2013
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on June 9, 2013
5. ↑ ditto