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Pêra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɾɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal.[1][2] In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra.[3] The village is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) south east of Silves and is 261 kilometres (162 mi) south south east of Lisbon. The village used to be called Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra to distinguish it from the present Armação de Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Baixo (Lower Pêra).[4]

Pêra
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Pêra Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°7′22.8″N 8°20′20.4″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Algarve
Intermunic. comm.	Algarve
District	Faro
Municipality	Silves
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,951
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	8365

Description

Pêra is located a little south of the N125 coast road and is linked to Albufeira by the old municipal road Estr EN526. Pêra has benefited from the road by-pass built several years back which diverted most of the traffic away from the village which often brought it to a standstill. The narrow streets of the village were only ever intended to accommodate pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.

The International Sand Sculpture Festival (FIESA) is held annually in the parish.

The parish of Pêra has within its boundaries the villages of

Parish Church

The patron of the village is the Divine Holy Ghost. Pêra main parish church was built in the 18th century and has a single nave and a simple apse.[5] The highlight of the church is the altarpiece with a pyramid-shaped throne[5] in the Baroque style which is located at the end of the chancel. Also from the Baroque period are the side altarpiece, as well as those in the Chapels of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our lady of the Rosary) and Sagrado Coracão de Jesus (Sacred Heart of Jesus).[5] Both these chapels have statues which date from the 18th century. The church also possesses interesting figurative tiles in the chancel which depict the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.[5]

Nature Reserve

2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the village to southeast, close to the beach, there are some marshes by the name of the Lagoa dos Salgados. The salt marshes are a refuge for many varieties of waterfowl and has a rich abundance of vegetation.[6]

References

На других языках

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[de] Pêra (Silves)

Pêra ist ein Ort und eine ehemalige Gemeinde (Freguesia) im portugiesischen Kreis Silves. Die Gemeinde hatte 2433 Einwohner (Stand 30. Juni 2011).[1]

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- [en] Pêra (Silves)

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[ru] Пера (Силвеш)

Пера (порт. Pêra) — деревня и район (фрегезия) в Португалии, входит в округ Фару. Является составной частью муниципалитета Силвеш. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Алгарве (регион). Входит в экономико-статистический субрегион Алгарве, который входит в Алгарве. Население составляет 1951 человек на 2001 год. Занимает площадь 20,26 км².

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