Charneca, Lisbon

Charneca or Charneca do Lumiar (English: Lumiar heathland), was a Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created in 1585. Between 1852 and 1886 this parish was part of the former municipality of Olivais. With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the Ameixoeira parish into a new one named Santa Clara.[1]

Charneca
Coat of arms of Charneca
Charneca is located in Portugal
Charneca
Charneca
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°47′07″N 9°08′42″W
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Disbanded2012
Area
  Total1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total10,509
  Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References

  1. Diário de Notícias newspaper. "List of new parishes" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.


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