Cova da Piedade 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 authorit ...

in the municipality of

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population in 2011 was 174,030, in a ...

Lisbon metropolitan area The Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( pt, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 18 municipalities is the l ...

, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 19,904, in an area of 1.42 km².Eurostat
The parish was founded on February 7, 1928.

Sites of interest

*Fábrica de Moagem do Caramujo *Palacete António José Gomes

Famous people from Cova da Piedade

Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo (; born 4 November 1972) is a Portuguese former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Winger (association football), winger for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real ...

Historic events

Battle of Cova da Piedade The Battle of Cova da Piedade, or Battle of Cacilhas or Battle of Almada, fought on 23 July 1833, was a battle of the Portuguese Civil War between the Liberal forces of Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor of Brazil and Regent for his daughter Maria da Glória, a ...

(1833)

References

External links

Official website
Former parishes of Almada {{Setúbal-geo-stub