Forte da Casa

Forte da Casa
Civil parish
Ruins of the Fort of Casa, in Forte da Casa
Ruins of the Fort of Casa, in Forte da Casa
Forte da Casa is located in Portugal
Forte da Casa
Forte da Casa
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 9°03′29″W / 38.872°N 9.058°W / 38.872; -9.058
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityVila Franca de Xira
Disbanded2013
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
11,056
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Forte da Casa is a town and former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Since 2013, it is part of the civil parish Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa. Its population in 2011 was 11,056[1] in an area of 3.96 km2.[2]

History

The town of Forte da Casa takes its name from the Fort of Casa, a fortification that was part of the second line of the Lines of Torres Vedras, built between 1809 and 1810 to defend Lisbon against the French troops during the Peninsular War.[2][3] The ruins of the fortification can be seen today in a small urban park inside the town.

Prior to 1985, Forte da Casa belonged to the civil parish of Vialonga. After a sharp population increase in the 1970s and 1980s, the civil of parish of Forte da Casa was created on 12 July 1985. After a major territorial administration reorganization in Portugal in 2013, the civil parish of Forte da Casa was merged with the neighboring civil parish of Póvoa de Santa Iria.[4]

In November 2014, Forte da Casa was one of the locations most affected by a Legionella outbreak in the Vila Franca de Xira municipality.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Forte da Casa". Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ ROTEIRO Nº4 - AS ROTAS HISTÓRICAS DAS LINHAS DE TORRES (PDF), Museu Municipal Vila Franca de Xira (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "União das freguesias da Póvoa de Santa Iria e o Forte da Casa". Junta de Freguesia da Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ "Quatro anos depois do surto, processo da 'legionella' sem data para a instrução". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-14.