Ferreira do Zêzere () is a municipality in
Santarém District
The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém.
The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a po ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,619,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 190.38 km².
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (''freguesias
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as " parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former ...
''):
History
This old village, founded by Pedro Ferreira and his wife in the 13th century is actually one of the most touristic villages in the district of Santarém. In the surroundings of Ferreira do Zêzere there is the medieval Vila de Dornes with an excellent view over the Zêzere River
The Zêzere () is a river in Portugal, tributary to the Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, ...
and a classified Templar Tower.
References
External links
Notícias do ZêzereFerreiradigital.comTown Hall official websitePhotos from Ferreira do Zêzere
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Santarém District
Municipalities of Santarém District
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