Cernache do Bonjardim 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

Sertã Sertã () is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is José Farinha Nunes, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is the June 24. General ...

, central

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. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais is a civil parish in the municipality of Sertã, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes of Cernache do Bonjardim Cernache do Bonjardim is a former Freguesia (Portugal), civil ...

. The population in 2011 was 3,052, in an area of 71.59 km².Eurostat
The Portuguese hero

Nuno Álvares Pereira D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic ...

was born in Cernache do Bonjardim on 24 June 1360. The parish includes the following villages: *Brejo da Correia *Calvaria *Carvalhos *Cernache do Bonjardim *Escudeiros *Matos * Mendeira *Pampilhal *Pinheiro da Aldeia Velha *Porto dos Fusos *Quintã *Roda *Sambado *Várzea de Pedro Mouro

References

Populated places established in 1544 Freguesias of Sertã Former parishes of Portugal 1544 establishments in Portugal {{CasteloBranco-geo-stub