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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
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the municipality of Loulé
Loulé () is a city and Concelho, municipality in the region of Algarve, Faro District, district of Faro, Portugal. In 2021, the population of the entire municipality was 72,373 inhabitants, in an area of approximately . The municipality has two p ...
, eastern Algarve
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, Portugal
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. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Querença, Tôr e Benafim
Querença, Tôr e Benafim is a Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Loulé Municipality, Loulé, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Querença, Tôr and Benafim. The population in 2011 was 2,713 ...
. 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 () * Lime Kilns of Fonte Benémola () * Roman Bridge of Tôr () * Water Mill of Fonte Benémola ()Religious
* Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção ()Culture
The parish is famous for itsarbutus
''Arbutus'' is a genus of 12 accepted speciesAct. Bot. Mex no.99 Pátzcuaro abr. 2012.''Arbutus bicolor''/ref> of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands a ...
, 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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