freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
'' ("civil parish"), located in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal, central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus ...
, in
Santarém District
The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém.
The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a pop ...
The toponymic name ''Alferrarede'' was derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''gypseptum'' or ''ferratum'' referring to iron mines. As established by the local historical society and municipal chamber, which indicated that there ''existed some mines in these sites, officially registered''; although, to this date, there have been no signs or remnants of mines in the region.
Geography
Located near the centre of the municipality, Alferrarede was neighbors with the municipality of
Sardoal
Sardoal () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,939, in an area of 92.15 km².
The present Mayor is Miguel Borges, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September ...
(in the northeast), and the parishes of
Mouriscas
Mouriscas is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 1,832,Pego (in the southeast), São João (in the southwest) and São Vicente (in the west). The right margin of the Tagus River make frontier with Alferrarede and Pego.
Architecture
Civic
* Fonte de São José
* Quinta do Bom Sucesso ( en, Manor of Good Success), also referred to as the Quinta da Família Almeida ( en, Manor of the Almeida Family) or Quinta da família Almeida Barberino ( en, Manor of the Almeida Barberino Family); this manor home is registered to include the mansion itself (constructed in the 17th century), the park and the Torre da Marquesa ( en, Tower of the Maquesa), also referred to as the Alferrarede Castle.