Ferreira do Zêzere | |
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Coordinates: 39°41′N 8°17′W / 39.683°N 8.283°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
District | Santarém |
Parishes | 7 |
Government | |
• President | Jacinto Lopes ( PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 190.38 km2 (73.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,619 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+01:00 ( WEST) |
Local holiday |
Saint Anthony June 13 |
Website | http://www.cm-ferreiradozezere.pt |
Ferreira do Zêzere (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ ðu ˈzezɨɾɨ] , locally [fɨˈreɾɐ]) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,619, [1] in an area of 190.38 km2. [2] The municipal holiday is June 13.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes ( freguesias): [3]
Ferreira do Zêzere, founded by Pedro Ferreira and his wife in the 13th century, is said to be one of the most-visited villages in the district of Santarém. In the surroundings of the village there is the medieval Vila de Dornes with a view over the Zêzere River and classed as a Templar tower.