Paderne is a village and
civil parish in the municipality (''
concelho'') of
Albufeira, in the
Portuguese region of
Algarve.
The population in 2011 was 3,304,
in an area of 52.56 km².
History
The name ''Paderne'' derives from the lower
Latin word ''Paterni'', which means ''estate of Paterno'', used when the area was part of the
Roman Empire. But Paderne, or as it was formerly called, Paderna, was also an old toponymy whose origins were in the
Lusitanian culture, signifying ''rough, tough, hard and intractable''. The Veiga archaeological crews discovered underground galleries in the settlement that they attributed to prehistoric peoples, although local storytellers indicated that these caverns were used by
Moorish
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Moors are not a distinct or se ...
peoples as barns or granaries. These galleries were once used as copper mines, but later reused by the peoples that dominated the Algarve: the Phoenicians, Romans, Goths and Arabs. Around from these structures is the
Castle of Paderne, constructed in the 13th century during the
Almohad caliphate, a
Moorish
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Moors are not a distinct or se ...
group from North Africa that dominated the area at the end of the 12th century. The fortification not only defended the settlement of Paderne, but also controlled passage into the Barrocal and coastal Algarve. Constructed from
taipa, its entrance is defended by a tower and
barbican
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. The castle was taken by Christian forces of King
Sancho I of Portugal, but retaken by the Moors again, who kept it until 1248, when knights of the
Order of St. James, under
Paio Peres Correia, defeated the Islamic garrison. By regal charter, on 1 January 1305, King
Denis
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary
* Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...
donated the castle and clergy to the Master of Avis,
Lourenço Anes
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History
Gold mining in Lourenç ...
; this
Order of Avis
The Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz ( pt, Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis, ), previously to 1910 ''Royal Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz'' ( pt, Real Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis), previously to 1789 ''Knights'' (of ...
also occupied Albufeira at the time. In 1575, the first reference to a parish seat in Paderne occurred, and records from the local authority show that the change from ecclesiastical seat to parish occurred around 1500. The new church continued to be a priory of the Order of Avis, even as the settlement declined in importance, a decline accelerated after the
1755 Lisbon earthquake
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when the fortress of Paderne was heavily damaged. The castle of Paderne was purchased in 1997 by the ''Instituto Português do Património Aqruitectónico'', or IPPA, the forerunner of the National Registry
IGESPAR.
Geography
The centre, and main settlement, of Paderne is located north of Albufeira, west of
Faro and is from
Lisbon
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.
The parish is accessible through the national roadway/highway network, along the junctions of the
A2 motorway (from Lisbon) and the IP1 coastal motorway. Flights to the region are handled through the gateway at
Faro, while rail services run through the
CP byway of
Albufeira. The railway station of Albufeira / Ferreiras is 5.5 miles / 8.8 km from Paderne. Local buses operate from Albufeira town to Paderne.
Architecture
Civic

* Bridge of Paderne (), built in the
Middle Ages and restored in 1771. The rectangular bridge is built over three arches, the central arch is a pyramidal apex.
* Fountain of Paderne (), an 18th-century fountain included as part of the
Natura 2000
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sectoral plan, for the ''
Riberia do Quarteira'';
* Residence of Mem Moniz (), designed by Manuel Maria Cristóvão Laginha (1919-1985), the private home was classified as national patrimony for its
Estado Novo-era design;
* Watermill of Paderne (), under study by the beginning of the 21st century, the watermill included the millers' home, serving the early community of Paderne;
* Sports Pavilion (Pavilhão Desportivo de Paderne)the village has an imposing indoor sports hall, home to the successful Paderne Ladies Futsal indoor soccer team.
* Paderne FC stadium (Estádio João Campos) is a surface football (soccer) stadium used by the
Padernense Clube
Padernense Clube is a Portuguese sports club from Paderne, Albufeira.
The men's football team plays in the Algarve Football Association Division Two. The team had a short stint on the third tier when contesting the 2001–02 Segunda Divisão B, ...
. Regrettably, the senior (adult) team folded at the end of the 2010/2011 season. Prior to that, they competed in the Algarve Football League.
Military

*
Castle of Paderne (), believed to be one of the original castles that occupies the shield of the Portuguese national flag, Paderne was a Moorish castle built on the remains of a Roman fortified outpost that was taken during the
Reconquista period of Portuguese nationhood;
Religious
* Hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Pé da Cruz (), a 17th-century chapel, constructed in the Baroque-style, serving Paderne Castle, notable for its elaborate
retable;
* Church of Nossa Senhora da Esperança (), the parochial Church of Nossa Senhora da Esperança, dedicated to ''Our Lady of Hope'', was built in the mid 16th century to replace the older Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pé da Cruz, in the precinct of the nearby castle of Paderne.
The building underwent significant alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The church includes several
Manueline features and combines several aspects of the
Renaissance-style architecture, especially its capitals and triumphal arch.
[ Within the church are wooden sculptures dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, including an image of the archangel São Miguel from the 18th century. The church's altars in the chancel and the retable of the ''Capela do Santíssimo'' (''Chapel of the Most Holy''), both constructed during the ]Baroque
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, are just a few of the features of the three-nave interior.
References
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Freguesias of Albufeira
Towns in Portugal
Villages in the Algarve