Santa Clara (Coimbra)

Civil parish in Centro, Portugal

Santa Clara

Civil parish

A view of the parish of Santa Clara in Coimbra on the south bank (left bank) of the Mondego river

Coat of arms

Santa Clara

Location in Portugal

Coordinates: 40°11′27″N 8°26′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.19083°N 8.43833°W﻿ / 40.19083; -8.43833
Country|  Portugal
Region| Centro
Intermunic. comm.| Região de Coimbra
District| Coimbra
Municipality| Coimbra
Established| 1855
Disbanded| 28 January 2013
Area

• Total

| 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 9,929
• Density| 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Santa Clara is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.[1] The population in 2011 was 9,929, in an area of 9.77 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Castelo Viegas to form Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas.[2]

Population of the
civil parish of
Santa Clara[3]
(1864–2011)| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1864 | 1,368| —
1878 | 1,486| +8.6%
1890 | 1,660| +11.7%
1900 | 1,909| +15.0%
1911 | 2,450| +28.3%
1920 | 2,920| +19.2%
1930 | 3,406| +16.6%
1940 | 4,135| +21.4%
1950 | 5,473| +32.4%
1960 | 5,706| +4.3%
1970 | 6,026| +5.6%
1981 | 9,826| +63.1%
1991 | 8,609| −12.4%
2001 | 9,637| +11.9%
2011 | 9,929| +3.0%

## Cultural heritage, monuments and other attractions

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* Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova (National Monument)
* Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha (National Monument)
* Quinta das Lágrimas
* Portugal dos Pequenitos
* Ponte de Santa Clara (bridge)
* Coimbra University Stadium

## References

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1. ^ "Paróquia de Santa Clara". pesquisa.auc.uc.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
2. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 41" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

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