Arzila is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality of

Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of . The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Bra ...

, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 655, in an area of 3.45 km². On 28 January 2013 it merged with

Taveiro Taveiro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,948, in an area of 10.23 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Ameal and Arzila to form Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila ( ...

and

Ameal Ameal is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,682, in an area of 11.25 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Taveiro and Arzila to form Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila ( ...

to form

Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila (officially União das Freguesias de Taveiro, Ameal e Arzila) is a civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,997, in an area of 24.34 km2. It was formed on 28 January 2013 by the mer ...

. There's a Moroccan city with the same name, indicating its

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

is of Arabic origin. It's home to the Paul de Arzila, a natural reserve with a large number of species of birds among other animals. Its patron

Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth w ...

is celebrated annually on 8 December.

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Former parishes of Coimbra {{Coimbra-geo-stub