Fenais da Luz
Fenais da Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,009,[1] in an area of 7.69 square kilometres (2.97 sq mi).[2]
Fenais da Luz | |
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 A scenic vista from the foothills of Fenais da Luz, located near Aflitos and the area of Batalha | |
 Location of the civil parish of Fenais da Luz in the municipality of Ponta Delgada | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′39″N 25°38′15″W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,009 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC±00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9545-218 |
| Area code | 296 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
| Website | www |
History
The origin of the place name was justified by Gaspar Frutuoso as originating from the abundance of natural fenal that grew in the fields; fenais is Portuguese word for fenal.[3] Writing in the Saudades da Terra referred:
- "...the place of Fenais, in the 'courtyard' of the city of Ponta Delgada, there said, with letter changed and corrupted, to there being much fenal".[3]
Its parochial church, dedicated to Our Lady of Light (in 1756) was constructed over the ruins of an older episode.[3] The church was identified by Queen D. Maria I in the celebration marking the defeat between forces of D. António, Prior of Crato and Philip II of Spain in 1582.[3]
Geography
Fenais da Luz is located on the north coast of the island and includes, along with the principal settlement of Fenais, the localities of Aflitos and Farropo.[3] Other localities are Amoreiras, Nossa Senhora da Luz, São Jerónimo, Vereda de Baixo and Vereda de Cima.
Architecture
- Church of Nossa Senhora das Luz (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz)
- Hermitage of Bom Jesus of Aflitos (Portuguese: Ermida do Bom Jesus dos Aflitos)
- Hermitage of São Pedro (Portuguese: Ermida de São Pedro)
References
Notes
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- DRAC (2010), p. 22.
Sources
- DRAC, ed. (2010). Festas das ilhas de São Miguel e Santa Maria 2010 [Festivals of the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria 2010] (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Direcção Regional das Comunidades. p. 16.