Santa Catarina (Caldas da Rainha)

Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal

Santa Catarina

Civil parish

Santa Catarina

Location in Portugal

Coordinates: 39°26′49″N 9°00′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.447°N 9.015°W﻿ / 39.447; -9.015
Country|  Portugal
Region| Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.| Oeste
District| Leiria
Municipality| Caldas da Rainha
Area

• Total

| 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 3,029
• Density| 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Santa Catarina is one of twelve civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The civil parish has an area of 19.98 square kilometres (7.71 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 3,029 at the 2011 census.[2]

Its main economic activities are leather goods industry, construction, agriculture, horticulture, livestock production, trade, but it is its cutlery industry that makes Santa Catarina known internationally.[3]

## Villages

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* Peso
* Vigia
* Cumeira
* Mouraria
* Casal do Rio
* Casal do Bicho
* Quinta da Ferraria
* Casal das Freiras
* Casal dos Nortes
* Casal da Coita
* Portela
* Abrunheira
* Casal da Marinha
* Casal da Azenha
* Casal das Penas
* Mata de Porto Mouro
* Relvas
* Granja Nova
* Casal da Cruz
* Casal Torcano

## Cultural Heritage

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* Parish church
* Mansion-house
* Pillory
* Ancient hillfort
* Public garden
* Mestras forest
* Chapels

## External links

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* Official Website (in Portuguese)

## References

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1. ^ "Area (km²) of national territory by Geographic localization (Administrative division); Annual". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Leiria > Caldas da Rainha.)
2. ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence and Sex; Decennial". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Continente > Centro > Oeste > Caldas da Rainha.)
3. ^ Freguesia de Santa Catarina Câmara Municipal de Caldas da Rainha

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Freguesias (civil parishes) of Caldas da Rainha Municipality

* A dos Francos
* Alvorninha
* Caldas da Rainha — Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, Coto e São Gregório
* Caldas da Rainha — Santo Onofre e Serra do Bouro
* Carvalhal Benfeito
* Foz do Arelho
* Landal
* Nadadouro
* Salir de Matos
* Santa Catarina
* Tornada e Salir do Porto
* Vidais

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