Avenidas Novas

Avenidas Novas
Avenidas Novas
	Civil parish
	Top: View from Eduardo VII Park; Middle: Praça de Entrecampos; Pavilhão Carlos Lopes; Praça de Espanha; Bottom: Avenida da República; Campo Pequeno Bullring.
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 38.739°N 9.146°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	21,625
• Density	7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Patron	Our Lady of Fátima and Saint Sebastian
Website	http://www.jf-avenidasnovas.pt/

Avenidas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐvɨˈniðɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Avenidas Novas is to the south of Alvalade, west of Areeiro, east of Campolide, and north of Santo António. The population in 2011 was 21,625,[1][2]

History

The Palacete Mendonça is both the residence of Prince Aga Khan IV and the global seat of the Ismaili Imamate.

Sotto Mayor Palace.

"Avenidas Novas" was the known designation of Lisbon's expansion towards north by the end of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, when several avenues connected the historical centre of the city with several places located nearby, that became part of the city limits. The avenues crossed mainly rural areas, allowing a significant urban expansion.

Eduardo VII Park was laid out in 1903.

The freguesia was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of Lisbon, merging the former parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima and São Sebastião da Pedreira.[3]

Landmarks

References

Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
"List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (pdf). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal

[dgt-2] "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[3] "List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (pdf). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.