Gafanha da Nazaré
Encyclopedia
Gafanha da Nazaré is a city and parish (freguesia
) in the municipality
of Ílhavo
in Portugal
. It covers an area of 15.65 square kilometres (6 sq mi) and had a population of 14,021 as of 2001.
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
) in the municipality
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
of Ílhavo
Ílhavo
Ílhavo Municipality is located in Aveiro District, in Baixo Vouga Subregion, by the Ria de Aveiro and the Atlantic Ocean, with an area of and a population of 37,209, distributed by four parishes...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It covers an area of 15.65 square kilometres (6 sq mi) and had a population of 14,021 as of 2001.
Museums
- Casa Gafanhoa
- Navio Museu Santo André
- Igreja Matriz da Gafanha da Nazaré - Orago: Nossa Senhora da Nazaré