Rosais
Sign in to saveRosais (literally, archaic Portuguese for "rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 743, in an area of 24.23 km².
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Rosais
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Rosais na distância, Velas, ilha de São Jorge, Açores.JPG
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- Interior vista towards the northwestern coast and plateau of Rosais
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- VLS-rosais.png
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Azores
- Portuguese subdivision.island
- São Jorge
- Portuguese subdivision.municipality
- Velas
- Portuguese subdivision.established_date
- Settlement: c. 1568
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 24.23
- Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m
- 244
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 743
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 9800-209
- Portuguese subdivision.area_code
- 292
- Portuguese subdivision.patron
- Nossa Senhora do Rosário
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Rosais (literally, archaic Portuguese for "rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 743, in an area of 24.23 km².
==History== Although Rosais was first mentioned in written documents in 1568, it existed as a settlement before then. It was considered the "granary" or "breadbasket" of São Jorge, due to the area's fertility. To this day the area supports rich pastures.