Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Lomba
Civil parish
Lomba is located in Azores
Lomba
Lomba
Location in the Azores
Lomba is located in Flores Island (Azores)
Lomba
Lomba
Lomba (Flores Island (Azores))
Coordinates: 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W / 39.40139°N 31.15639°W / 39.40139; -31.15639
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandFlores
MunicipalityLajes das Flores
EstablishedSettlement: fl.1510
Area
 • Total
9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
200
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9960-500
Area code292
PatronSão Caetano
Websitewww.cmlajesflores.com/lomba/lomba.htm

Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 200[1] in an area of 9.87 square kilometres (3.81 sq mi).[2]

History

The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).

Geography

The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.

Architecture

Civic

  • Agricultural sheds Rua do Cabeço (Portuguese: Estaleiros da Rua do Cabeç)
  • Fountain of Lomba (Portuguese: Chafariz da Lomba)
  • Hayloft of Quateiro (Portuguese: Palheiro ao Quarteiro)
  • Port of Lomba (Portuguese: Porto da Lomba)
  • Residence of Maurício Vieira (Portuguese: Casa do Maurício Vieira)
  • Residence Rua da Terra Chã (Portuguese: Casa de Habitação da Rua da Terra Chã)

Religious

  • Church of São Caetano (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Lomba/Igreja de São Caetano), the parochial church dates to 1698, but the current structure was constructed during the 18th century, based on a common three-register structure prevalent in the region, that includes a steeple/belfry.[3][4]
  • Funeral Monumento (Portuguese: Monumento Funerario do Cemitério da Lomba)
  • Império of the Divine Holy Spirit of Lomba (Portuguese: Império do Divino Espírito Santo da Lomba)

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Noé, Paula (2011), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Lomba/Igreja de São Caetano (IPA.00032437/PT072003060009) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 22 December 2016
  4. ^ DRC, ed. (9 November 2003), "82.8.58 Igreja de São Caetano", Inventário do Património Imóvel dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Direção Regional da Cultura