Lomba is a
civil parish
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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 ...
of
Lajes das Flores
Lajes das Flores () is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. The population in 2021 was 1,408, in an area of . Its muni ...
on the
island of Flores in the
Portuguese
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archipelago of the
Azores
)
, motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
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. The population in 2021 was 200, in an area of .
History
The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of
Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).
Geography
The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes
Fazenda
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(to the south) and
Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (''lomba'' is the Portuguese term for ''hill''), and was once called ''Lomba da Boa Vista''.
Architecture
Civic
* Agricultural sheds ''Rua do Cabeço'' ( pt, Estaleiros da Rua do Cabeç)
* Fountain of Lomba ( pt, Chafariz da Lomba)
* Hayloft of Quateiro ( pt, Palheiro ao Quarteiro)
* Port of Lomba ( pt, Porto da Lomba)
* Residence of Maurício Vieira ( pt, Casa do Maurício Vieira)
* Residence ''Rua da Terra Chã'' ( pt, Casa de Habitação da Rua da Terra Chã)
Religious
*
Church of São Caetano ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Lomba/Igreja de São Caetano), the parochial church dates to 1698, but the current structure was constructed during the 18th century, based on a common three-register structure prevalent in the region, that includes a steeple/belfry.
* Funeral Monumento ( pt, Monumento Funerario do Cemitério da Lomba)
* Império of the Divine Holy Spirit of Lomba ( pt, Império do Divino Espírito Santo da Lomba)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lomba (Lajes Das Flores)
Freguesias of Lajes das Flores