Conceição e Estoi
Conceição e Estoi | |
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  Conceição e Estoi Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37°3′36″N 7°55′12″W / 37.06000°N 7.92000°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Faro |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.40 km2 (26.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,176 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | Junta Freguesia |
Conceição e Estoi is a civil parish in the municipality of Faro, part of the Portuguese Algarve, formed in 2013 from the merger of the former parishes Conceição and Estoi.[1] The population in 2011 was 8,176,[2] in an area of 68.40 km2.[3]
Architecture
[edit]- Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Faro/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição); a Manueline era religious building classified as a Monumento de Interesso Público (Monument of Public Interest).[4] Associated with the late-Renaissance and 19th century, the longitudinal plan includes single nave and main chapel with triumphal arch and vaulted ceiling on corbels.[4] In addition, the church is known for its late-Renaissance portal, main facade and neoclassical bell tower, as well as its architectural sobriety contrasting with the decoration of the triumphal arch and cover of the chancel in starry vault.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 48" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ a b c Lameira, Francisco; Oliveira, Lina (2007), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial da Conceição de Faro/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (IPA.00004502/PT050805010048) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 28 August 2018
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