Caparica is a former
civil parish in the municipality (''
concelho'') of
Almada,
Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with the civil parish of
Trafaria
Trafaria is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria
Caparica e Trafaria is a civil parish in the municipality of Al ...
into the new parish
Caparica e Trafaria
Caparica e Trafaria is a civil parish in the municipality of Almada
Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connecte ...
. The population in 2011 was 20,454, in an area of 11.02 km
2.
Eurostat
Location
Caparica is situated on the Setúbal Peninsula, south of the Tagus River. On the opposite bank of the Tagus lies Belém, a civil parish of Lisbon. Caparica lies west of the central part of Almada Municipality and west of the 25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge ( pt, Ponte 25 de Abril, 25th of April Bridge, ) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tagus river. It has a total len ...
.
History
The name ''Caparica'' is probably derived from the Latin word ''capparis'', which means caper. Caparica may have been founded during the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It became a parish in 1472, and it became a town on September 27, 1985.
Localities
The parish of Caparica includes the following localities:
*Vila Nova de Caparica
*Capuchos
*Funchalinho
*Areeiro
*Granja
*Fómega
*Alcaniça
*Raposo
*Pera
*Monte de Caparica
*Torre
*Fonte Santa
*Serrado
*Pilotos
*Costas de Cão
* Banática
* Porto Brandão
*Lazarim
Points of interest
*Convent of the Capuchins
*Church of Nossa Senhora do Monte de Caparica
* Forte de São Sebastião da Caparica
References
Former parishes of Almada
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