Alferrarede is a town and a former ''

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 ...

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 ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São João) e Alferrarede. The population in 2011 was 3,884, in an area of 24.06 km².Eurostat

History

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.

References

{{Authority control Former parishes of Abrantes