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
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of
Ponta Delgada
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in the
Portuguese
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archipelago of the
Azores
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, motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
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. Fajã de Cima is located in the
Picos
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region in the western part of the island of São Miguel, north of central Ponta Delgada. The population in 2011 was 3,438, in an area of 11.89 km².Eurostat
History
The history of Fajã de Cima is intimately related with the history of
Fajã de Baixo
Fajã de Baixo is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 5,050, in an area of 4.06 km².DRAC (2010), p.20
Gaspar Frutuoso
Gaspar Frutuoso (c.1522 in Ponta Delgada – 1591 in Ribeira Grande) was a Portuguese priest, historian and humanist from the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. His major contribution to Portuguese history was hi ...
, in the 16th century, mentioned:
:''"To the interior, to the north, one quarter league from the city, between vineyards, is the parish of the place of Fajã, whose church is in the invocation of Our Lady of Angels."''
Cândido Abranches, in 1869 referred:
:''"...it is written in the Book of the Tomb, of that parish...we can see that the parochial church was constructed in the site of Fajã de Cima...it was constructed in 1532. The one that today exists, was constructed in 1791, it is one nave and has six altars."''
Abranches goes on to note:
:''"Following the road that extends to the right of the church, you'll reach Fajã de Cima...The two Fajãs are connected to the city...The upper, very populous, has a small and very ruined church to the organ of Our Lady of the Olives...This place is to the north of the city, a distance of 2 kilometre, in an elevated position..."''
Geography
Fajã de Cima has been a "bedroom" community of Ponta Delgada, and responsible for the largest population influx. It contains the localities Carreira and Fajã de Cima.
Architecture
* Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira)