Serreta is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo , locally referred to as Angra, is a municipality and city on the island of Terceira, within the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. The municipal area has a population of 35,581 and an area of . Along with Praia da Vitória to the north, it is one of two municipal...

 on the island of Terceira

Terceira Island

Referred to as the “Ilha Lilás” , Terceira is an island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 56,000 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75 km²...

 in the Azores

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

. The population in 2001 was 374, its population density was 26/km², and the land area is 14.36 km². The parish lies at an elevation of 471 metres (1548 feet). It is one of the smallest in population and population density among the parishes of Angra do Heroísmo.

Civic

• Lighthouse of Serreta ), located at the Ponta da Serreta, the lighthouse was completed in 1908, after originally being conceived in the late 19th century
• Serreta Inn , designed by architect João Correia Rebelo, the inn was constructed between 1963 and 1969 (and opened on 9 September 1969) to support visitors to the western coast of Angra do Heroísmo, but by the end of the 1980s the inn was abandoned and closed. During its short history, it hosted French
  France
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   President George Pompidou, on the occasion of the 12-14 December 1971 Atlantic Meeting with U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. It was later used by the Associação La Patriache to assist addicts, with the support of the Regional Government, before being bought by Grupo Paim in 1998. It was classified as a property of public interest by the Regional Government of the Azores on 24 January 2007.

Religious

• Church of Nossa Senhora dos Milagres , completed in the 19th century (1852) from the donations of its parochia, but damaged after the 1980 earthquake
  1980 Azores Islands earthquake
  Striking the Autonomous Region of Azores on January 1, the 1980 Azores Island earthquake killed 61 people and injured over 400, causing severe damage on the islands of Terceira and São Jorge. Measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, it also shook the islands of Pico and Faial. The earthquake was found...
  
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