Pêra Velha
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| Pêra Velha | |
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| Municipality | Moimenta da Beira |
| Area | 13.11 km² |
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| - Total | 246 (2001) |
| - Density | 20.1/km² |
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Pêra Velha is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira. It has a population of 246 inhabitants and a total area of 13.11 km².
It was the county seat until 1834. The county was formed by the parishes of Pêra Velha, Ariz and Peva. Pêra Velha had, during the census of 1801, 1136 people and 41 square km.
It is also here that the Rio Paiva born in the village of Carapito.
Places to Visit in Pêra Velha:
- Anta das Lameiras, which is a set of three dolmens of the neolitic season
- Castro de Pêra Velha, where you can see ruins of a pre-historic village
- Church of St. Michael th century. XVIII
- Penedo da Fonte Santa, that have a small church
- Ethnographic Museum, beside the Church of San Miguel
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