Achadas da Cruz

Achadas da Cruz
Civil parish
Parish church and cemetery of Achadas da Cruz
Flag Coat of arms
Achadas da Cruz Location in Madeira
Coordinates: 32°50′28″N 17°12′36″W
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Madeira
Island	Madeira
Municipality	Porto Moniz
Area
• Total	7.88 km^2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation	705 m (2,313 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	159
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	9270-013
Area code	291
Patron	Nossa Senhora do Livramento

Achadas da Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 159,[1] in an area of 7.88 km^2.[2] It is situated on the north-western coast of the island. No children were born in the parish between 2001 and 2009.[3]

The fields of Quebrada Nova, as seen from the cable car along the western coast of Achadas da Cruz

Society

Between 1835 And 1840 this parish registered 18 marriages.[4] The first registered marriage in this parish was in the year 1827.[5] From 1860 to 1911 this parish witnessed 824 baptisms.[6] Between 1910 and 1911, there were 14 deaths associated with this parish, 4 of which were of people who died at that time with an age over 18.[7][8]

Architecture

• Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Livramento

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Eurostat Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Quase dez anos sem nascer uma criança: Sem alternativas de emprego os mais jovens deixam as Achadas da Cruz" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Diário de Noticias. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
4. "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
5. "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
6. "Pesquisa". abm.madeira.gov.pt. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
7. "Livro de registo de óbitos das Achadas da Cruz do ano de 1910". arquivo-abm.madeira.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
8. "Livro de registo de óbitos das Achadas da Cruz do ano de 1911". arquivo-abm.madeira.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-16.