Areias (Santo Tirso)

Template:Geobox Areias (Portuguese plural form of sand) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira.^[1] Located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the urban centre of Santo Tirso, its population numbers approximately 2,599 inhabitants (2001 census), in an area of 2.77 square kilometres (1.07 sq mi); its density is 938/km² (2,430/sq mi).

History

The iconic locality of Senhora da Torre, alongside the Ave, is the home to ancient ruins of castro from the Luso-Roman period of the region's history.^[2] It is also the location of a small chapel and lookout, the Miradouro da Senhora da Torre.^[2]

Until 1836 the parish was part of the municipality of Landim, until it was de-annexed and absorbed into Santo Tirso.^[2]

Geography

Areias is situated on the right margin of the Ave River, in the extreme north of the municipality.^[2]

Architecture

The parish is notable for a few national monuments, including:

Nuno Álvares Institute (Portuguese: Hotel Termal das Caldas da Saúde/Instituto Nuno'Alvres/Instituto Nuno Álvares)^[2]^[3]
Thermal heath spa (Portuguese: Termas das Caldas da Saúde)^[2]^[4]

References

^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Câmara Municipal, ed. (2011), Areias (in Portuguese), Câmara Municipal de Sant Tirso, archived from the original on 11 September 2013, retrieved 26 October 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Costa, Patrícia; Camara, Teresa (2004). SIPA (ed.). "Hotel Termal das Caldas da Saúde/Instituto Nuno'Alvres/Instituto Nuno Álvares (PT011314040041)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Filipe, Ana (2011). SIPA (ed.). "Termas das Caldas da Saúde (PT011314040042)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[CMHistoria-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Câmara Municipal, ed. (2011), Areias (in Portuguese), Câmara Municipal de Sant Tirso, archived from the original on 11 September 2013, retrieved 26 October 2012 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[SIPA1-3] Costa, Patrícia; Camara, Teresa (2004). SIPA (ed.). "Hotel Termal das Caldas da Saúde/Instituto Nuno'Alvres/Instituto Nuno Álvares (PT011314040041)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[SIPA2-4] Filipe, Ana (2011). SIPA (ed.). "Termas das Caldas da Saúde (PT011314040042)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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