Fajãzinha
Sign in to saveFajãzinha () is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores located from the main town of Lajes das Flores, on the western coast of Portuguese island of Flores. The population in 2021 was 71, in an area of . It contains the localities Fajãzinha and Ladeiras.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Fajãzinha
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Azoren Flores Fajazinha 1.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- The central square of Fajãzinha, with the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios along the roadway, and the Ladeira do Picado in the background
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Azores
- Portuguese subdivision.island
- Flores
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Lajes das Flores
- Portuguese subdivision.established_date
- Parish: July 1676Civil parish: 28 November 1684
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 6.16
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m
- 90
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 71
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 9960-440
- Portuguese subdivision.area_code
- 292
- Portuguese subdivision.patron
- Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
- Portuguese subdivision.website
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- Portuguese subdivision.footnotes
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Fajãzinha () is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores located from the main town of Lajes das Flores, on the western coast of Portuguese island of Flores. The population in 2021 was 71, in an area of . It contains the localities Fajãzinha and Ladeiras.
==History== thumb|235px|left|A view of Fajãzinha from the central plateau and Ribeira Grande The western coast was explored during the middle of the 16th century, with the first stable settlements appearing in the beginning of the following century. These first colonists were captained by João Soares, native of São Miguel, who settled in the area of Lajedo.