Pego is a civil parish (''
freguesia
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...
'') in the municipality (''
concelho
Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal ...
'') of
Abrantes
Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus River, which runs through ...
, in the historic
Portuguese district of
Santarém Santarém may refer to:
Places
* Santarém, Pará, Brazil
* Santarém District, a district in Portugal
* Santarém, Portugal, Capital of the Ribatejo province
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Portugal
Other
* Santarém cheese, a Portuguese g ...
. The population in 2011 was 2,431,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of .
History
The parish, one of the older parishes in the municipality, was already identified in the records of that period, dating to 1332.
Geography
Pego is situated in the centre of the municipality of Abrantes; one of the three parishes that do not front other municipalities within Abrantes. Its neighbours include the parishes of Mouriscas (in the northeast); Concavada (in the east); São Facundo and São Miguel do Rio Torto (to the south), Rossio (to the west) and
Alferrarede
Alferrarede is a town and a former ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Abrantes (São Vicente e São Jo ...
(in the northwest).
Leaving the main city of Abrantes, towards Portalgre on the EN118, following the left margin of the Tagus, intersects the civil parish of Pego. The road leads along the Ribeira de Coalhos to a small plateau with several small low-rise homes: the first indications of a small settled community.
Architecture
Civic
* Estate of Coalhos ()
* Estate of Torre ()
* House of Coalhos ()
* House of Pego ()
* Lagar of Pego ()
* Residence Rosado Gonçalves ()
* Windmill of Pego ()
Religious
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Aflitos ()
* Church of Santa Luzia ()
References
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Freguesias of Abrantes