Trafaria

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Trafaria
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The coat of arms is still missing
Trafaria (Portugal)
Trafaria
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Setubal
Concelho : Almada
Freguesia : União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria
Coordinates : 38 ° 40 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W
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Trafaria is a place and a former municipality in western Portugal . Trafaria belongs to the district Almada in Setúbal . The community had an area of ​​5.73 km² and 5724 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

geography

Trafaria is part of the urban area of Margem Sul do Tejo (German: south bank of the Tejo). Located on the northwest corner of the Setúbal peninsula, where the Tagus River merges into the Atlantic Ocean to the north , the place is characterized by flat marshland , beaches and dunes. Afforestation has been carried out to protect the dunes, but also the land.

history

Largo da República with São Pedro, market and library.

Originally probably a fishing village, a military hospital was opened here in 1565 . Some fortifications testify to the strategic importance of the place, at the entrance of the Tejo Delta, the gateway to the capital Lisbon .

On January 24, 1777, the place was burned down on the orders of the Marquês de Pombal , as numerous young men were hiding here from military service. The place was then rebuilt. A dynamite factory was opened here in 1873.

On October 7, 1926, the parish (Freguesia) of Trafaria was created, and on September 26, 1985 the place was elevated to Vila .

With the territorial reform of September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Trafaria and Caparica were finally merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria .

economy

Despite its decreased importance, fisheries are still a notable factor, especially mussel fishing. In addition to various companies in the manufacturing industry , trade and social institutions, tourism and the facilities of the Portuguese Navy , which maintains their ships here, are also important.

traffic

Trafaria can be reached via several local public transport bus routes, a motorway connection to the A38 and from Belém via a ferry from the Transtejo .

administration

The following places belonged to the municipality of Trafaria:

  • Pera de Baixo
  • Funchalinho
  • Murfacém
  • Cova
  • Trafaria
  • Quinta da Corvina
  • Abas da Raposeira
  • Raposeira
  • S. Pedro da Trafaria
  • S. João de Caparica

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the history see: Trafaria - História. Junta da União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria, accessed April 20, 2017 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República law gazette of January 28, 2013.