Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 206,[1] in an area of 9.87 square kilometres (3.81 sq mi).[2]

Lomba
Civil parish
Lomba
Location in the Azores
Lomba
Lomba (Flores Island (Azores))
Coordinates: 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandFlores
MunicipalityLajes das Flores
EstablishedSettlement: fl.1510
Area
 • Total9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total206
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9960-500
Area code292
PatronSão Caetano
Websitewww.cmlajesflores.com/lomba/lomba.htm

History

The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).

Geography

The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.

Architecture

Civic
  • Agricultural sheds Rua do Cabeço (Portuguese: Estaleiros da Rua do Cabeç)
  • Fountain of Lomba (Portuguese: Chafariz da Lomba)
  • Hayloft of Quateiro (Portuguese: Palheiro ao Quarteiro)
  • Port of Lomba (Portuguese: Porto da Lomba)
  • Residence of Maurício Vieira (Portuguese: Casa do Maurício Vieira)
  • Residence Rua da Terra Chã (Portuguese: Casa de Habitação da Rua da Terra Chã)

Religious
  • Church of São Caetano (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Lomba/Igreja de São Caetano), the parochial church dates to 1698, but the current structure was constructed during the 18th century, based on a common three-register structure prevalent in the region, that includes a steeple/belfry.[3][4]
  • Funeral Monumento (Portuguese: Monumento Funerario do Cemitério da Lomba)
  • Império of the Divine Holy Spirit of Lomba (Portuguese: Império do Divino Espírito Santo da Lomba)

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Noé, Paula (2011), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Lomba/Igreja de São Caetano (IPA.00032437/PT072003060009) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 22 December 2016
  4. DRC, ed. (9 November 2003), "82.8.58 Igreja de São Caetano", Inventário do Património Imóvel dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Direção Regional da Cultura
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