Alhadas

Alhadas is a town in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,757,[1] in an area of 31.84 km².[2]

Alhadas
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Alhadas Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40.185°N 8.791°W / 40.185; -8.791
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Coimbra
District	Coimbra
Municipality	Figueira da Foz
Area
• Total	31.84 km^2 (12.29 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,757
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

History

Alhadas was raised to village in the XII century by the domain of D. Fraile Pais. In mediaval documents, like the charter granted to Montemor-o-Velho, by D. Teresa and D. Brance, Alhadas and Maiorca are referred to.

Aliadia (Alhadinha) is probably the first name of Alhadas. After becoming a village, in the middle of the XII century, was considered or designed as Couto of Alhadas. It was the headquarters of the counsel until the start of the XIX century were it became a parish of the extint counsel of Maiorca until 1853 and received the charter of D.Manuel I, in august 1514