Bordeira

Bordeira
Civil parish
The village of Carrapateira
Coat of arms
Bordeira Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°11′46″N 8°51′40″W / 37.196°N 8.861°W / 37.196; -8.861
Country	Portugal
Region	Algarve
Intermunic. comm.	Algarve
District	Faro
Municipality	Aljezur
Area
• Total	79.87 km2 (30.84 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	432
• Density	5.41/km2 (14.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	8670
Area code	282
Patron	Nossa Senhora de Encarnação
Website	http://www.cm-aljezur.pt/jfbordeira/

Bordeira is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Aljezur. The population in 2011 was 432, in an area of 79.87 km² (30.84 sq mi). It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, along the western coast of the Algarve in Faro District. The region, typical of the Algarve coastal areas, is dotted with many beaches, with the most important being the beaches of Praia do Amado and Praia da Bordeira, which attract both local and tourist vacationers. It contains the village of Carrapateira.

History

Until 1837, the parishes of Carrapateira and Bordeira were actually separate ecclesiastical administrative divisions, of the neighbouring municipality of Vila do Bispo. When these two parishes were converted reallocated during the administrative reforms of Mouzinha de Silveira's government, they were integrated into one parish, and the parish transferred to the settlement of Bordeira which was more secular located in the interior.

Geography

The civil parish is located along the western coast of Portugal, in the southern limit of the municipality of Sabroa, bordered in the north by the civil parish of Aljezur, east by the parish of Bensafrim and south-east by the parish of Barão de São João (both in the municipality of Lagos and south by the parish of Vila do Bispo (in the municipality of the same name). It is highlighted by its small chapel, constructed after the 1755 earthquake and its following devastating tsunami (−29.8% lost their lives), heavily carved with gilded interior and retable. The church is dedicated to the patron, Nossa Senhora da Encarnação (Our Lady of the Incarnation).

Bordeira is better remembered for its beachfront and sand dunes, popular with surfers who visit Praia da Bordeira.

Architecture

Religious

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• Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fatima) was inaugurated in May 1959.
• Church of Nossa Senhora da Encarnação (Our Lady of the Incarnation), or Matriz Church of Bordeira, was constructed following the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, in a simple style consisting of one nave, presented by a triumphal arch, high altar, with Baroque era styling, but with a Manueline-era portico that gives access to the local cemetery (which was not its original function);
• Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (and Fort of Carrapateira), the 17th-century fortress and religious platform that protected the village of Carrapateira until the end of the 18th century

References

Notes

Sources

• Callixto, Carlos Pereira (October 1983), "As Fortificações dependentes da Praça de sagres: O Forte da Carrapateira", Revista da Marinha (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)