Languages:

nld
deu
fra
eng
spn
ita
rus		  Add to favourites
Explore the world with
 
Home / Portugal / Santa maria da feira
 
Santa maria da feira
Population: 140494 people.
Area: 215 km2.
Powered By Subgurim(http://googlemaps.subgurim.net).Google Maps ASP.NET

Santa Maria da Feira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 215.1 km² and a total population of 140,494 inhabitants, and 107,458 electors. The municipality is composed of 31 parishes, and is located in the District of Aveiro. The present Mayor is Alfredo de Oliveira Henriques, elected by the (Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is January 20. It's the day when the whole municipality celebrates the Fogaceiras. The Fogaceiras is a special local holiday. During the Middle Ages, the lands of Santa Maria (as it was known back then) were infested by the dark plague. To get rid of this calamity, the locals offered a sugared bread, called fogaça, to the patron saint Saint Sebastien. The Fogaceiras have been celebrated for five hundred years, since the eradication of the dark plague.

Report about mistake (Ctrl+Enter)
Your review will be the first!
Add review
Name*:
Your mark:
I'm from:
E-mail:
Review*:

Haven’t found your object in our catalogue?
Add it! It’s easy and absolutely free!
July, 6
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031
From July, 6 till July, 14th in Pamplona is celebrated a holiday, devoted to St. Fermin, bishop living in ХIII century, who rescued Pamplona from plague epidemic. Being first purely religious, later the holiday has turned in colourful national celebrations.

 
Search
Add your city
Add your object to the catalogue

Top 50
Error message
Describe error: