Ferreiros (Amares)


Ferreiros is a former civil parish of the municipality of Amares in the Portuguese intermunicipal community Cávado. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros. The population in 2011 was 3,212, in an area of 2.65 km².

History

Ferreiros received its foral in 1514. Originally, it was called Feira-Nova, then referring to its importance as the gathering-place for weekly fairs, a period when the populations of the parish and municipality were relatively small.
The patron saint of the parish is Santa Maria, or Nossa Senhora da Expectação, with a parochial cross located in the middle of the historical square that was the place for the weekly squares.

Geography

Ferreiros is situated in the heart of Minho, along the valleys and hills created by confluent of the Homem and Cávado rivers, along the flanks of the Serra do Gerês mountains.

Architecture

Civic