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Penha de França () is a '' freguesia'' (civil parish) and typical quarter of
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
The Madre de Deus Convent was founded in 1509 by Queen Leonor of Viseu. It has housed the National Museum of the Azulejo since 1965.
The freguesia of Penha de França was created on April 13, 1918.
In 1959 its area was reduced in order to create the parishes of Alto do Pina and São João.
With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the latter merged with ''Penha de França'' and the new and larger parish kept its name.
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of São Vicente, east of Arroios, south of Areeiro, and west of Beato. The population in 2011 was 27,967,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
History
The Madre de Deus Convent was founded in 1509 by Queen Leonor of Viseu. It has housed the National Museum of the Azulejo since 1965.
The freguesia of Penha de França was created on April 13, 1918.
In 1959 its area was reduced in order to create the parishes of Alto do Pina and São João.
With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the latter merged with ''Penha de França'' and the new and larger parish kept its name.
Landmarks
* National Museum of the Azulejo * Madre de Deus Convent * Nossa Senhora da Penha de França Church * Palace of the Marquises of Nisa *Alto de São João Cemetery
Alto de São João Cemetery (Portuguese: ''Cemitério do Alto de São João'') is the largest cemetery in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the ''freguesia'' (civil parish) of Penha de França, in eastern Lisbon (formerly, within the parish of São J ...
References
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