Areias (Santo Tirso)

For other uses, see Areias (disambiguation).
Areias
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Areias
Coat of arms
Areias is located in Portugal
Areias
Areias
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°21′47″N 8°28′36″W / 41.36306°N 8.47667°W / 41.36306; -8.47667
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Metropolitan areaPorto
DistrictPorto
MunicipalitySanto Tirso
EstablishedCivil parish: c. 1836
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,599
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
4780-000
Area code252
PatronSão Tiago

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

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