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Charneca, Lisbon
Charneca or Charneca do Lumiar (English: Lumiar heathland), was a Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created in 1585. Between 1852 and 1886 this parish was part of the former municipality of Olivais. With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the Ameixoeira parish into a new one named Santa Clara.[1]
Charneca | |
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| Coat of arms | |
Charneca Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′07″N 9°08′42″W / 38.7853°N 9.145°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Lisbon |
| Disbanded | 2012 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 10,509 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
References edit
- ^ Diário de Notícias newspaper. (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.