Castelo (Lisbon)

Castelo (English: Castle) is a former parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the oldest parishes of Lisbon dated from 1147. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Santa Maria Maior.[1]

Castelo
Coat of arms
Castelo
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38.42°N 9.08°W / 38.42; -9.08
Country Portugal
RegionLisboa
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Disbanded2012
Area
  Total0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total587
  Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Main sites

  • Castle of São Jorge

References

  1. Lei n.º 56/2012 (Reorganização administrativa de Lisboa). Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012.


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