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Querença is a former
Situated on a hilltop, that provides the parish with its name, the parish is in the transitional area between the Barrocal and the mountains. Many of the parishes' homes descend these slopes, in many directions.
The caverns of Salustreira, with a length of and height, are located alongside the Fonte da Benémola, a protected area, an important point of visit to the parish. Fonte da Benémola covers an area of 392 hectares, intersected by the ''Ribeira de Menalva'', an affluent that maintains 60% of its flow throughout the year.
civil parish
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in the municipality of Loulé
Loulé () is a city and municipality in the region of Algarve, district of Faro, Portugal. In 2011, the population of the entire municipality was 70,622 inhabitants, in an area of approximately . The municipality has two principal cities: Loulé ...
, eastern Algarve
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, Portugal
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. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Querença, Tôr e Benafim. Located north of Loulé proper, Querença is an area of with a population of 759 inhabitants (based on 2011 census).
History
Due to the creation of the parish of Tôr, in 1997, Querença was reduced in its geographic extent.Geography
Situated on a hilltop, that provides the parish with its name, the parish is in the transitional area between the Barrocal and the mountains. Many of the parishes' homes descend these slopes, in many directions.
The caverns of Salustreira, with a length of and height, are located alongside the Fonte da Benémola, a protected area, an important point of visit to the parish. Fonte da Benémola covers an area of 392 hectares, intersected by the ''Ribeira de Menalva'', an affluent that maintains 60% of its flow throughout the year.
Architecture
Civic
* Fountain of Benemola ( pt, Fonte de Benémola) * Lime Kilns of Fonte Benémola ( pt, Fornos de Cal em Fonte da Benémola) * Roman Bridge of Tôr ( pt, Ponte Romana de Tôr/Ponte Romana de Tor) * Water Mill of Fonte Benémola ( pt, Moinho de Água da Fonte Benémola)Religious
* Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Querença/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção)Culture
The parish is famous for its arbutus, producing an appreciated sausage, along with other varieties. The ''Festa das Chouriças'' is, among others, one of the high points of the parish's annual festivities, in Querença. Local gastronomy is preserved by many of the restaurants, including: ''Galinha Cerejada'', ''Galo de Cabidela'' and ''Xerém'' (a maize porridge, traditional in the Algarve).References
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