Fenais da Luz
| Fenais da Luz | |
| Civil Parish | |
 A scenic vista from the foothills of Fenais da Luz, located near Aflitos and the area of Batalha | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Fenais da Luz | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Localities | Aflitos, Amoreiras, Farropo, Nossa Senhora da Luz, São Jerónimo, Vereda de Baixo, Vereda de Cima |
| Center | Aflitos |
| - elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°48′39″N 25°38′15″W / 37.81083°N 25.63750°WCoordinates: 37°48′39″N 25°38′15″W / 37.81083°N 25.63750°W |
| Highest point | Pico Grande |
| - elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°48′3″N 25°39′6″W / 37.80083°N 25.65167°W |
| Area | 7.69 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .77 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,009 (2011) |
| Density | 261 / km2 (676 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Regional |
| - elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′41″N 25°38′30″W / 37.82806°N 25.64167°W |
| President Junta | João José Correia de Medeiros |
| President Assembleia | José Humberto da Costa Oliveira |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9545-218 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 296 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
 Location of the civil parish of Fenais da Luz in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
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| Wikimedia Commons: Fenais da Luz (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | |
| Website: http://www.fenaisdaluz.com/ | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Fenais da Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,009,[3] in an area of 7.69 square kilometres (2.97 sq mi).[4]
History
The origin of the place name was justified by Gaspar Frutuoso as originating from the abundance of natural fenal that grew in the fields; fenais is Portuguese word for fenal.[5] Writing in the Saudades da Terra referred:
- "...the place of Fenais, in the 'courtyard' of the city of Ponta Delgada, there said, with letter changed and corrputed, to there being much fenal".[5]
Its parochial church, dedicated to Our Lady of Light (in 1756) was constructed over the ruins of an older episode.[5] The church was identified by Queen D. Maria I in the celebration marking the defeat between forces of D. António, Prior of Crato and Philip II of Spain in 1582.[5]
Geography
Fenais da Luz is located on the north coast of the island and includes, along with the principal settlement of Fenais, the localities of Aflitos and Farropo.[5]
Architcture
- Church of Nossa Senhora das Luz (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz)
- Hermitage of Bom Jesus of Aflitos (Portuguese: Ermida do Bom Jesus dos Aflitos)
- Hermitage of São Pedro (Portuguese: Ermida de São Pedro)
References
- Notes
- ↑ INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 DRAC (2010), p.22
- Sources
- DRAC, ed. (2010). Festas das ilhas de São Miguel e Santa Maria 2010 [Festivals of the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria 2010] (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Direcção Regional das Comunidades. p. 16.