Estrela, Lisbon

Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 9°09′36″W / 38.714°N 9.160°W / 38.714; -9.160
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Estrela
Civil parish
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Estrela (Portuguese pronunciation:

Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 20,128.[1] The Portuguese word estrela means star
in English.

History

The Igreja de São Francisco de Paula was built in 1719.

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of

Prazeres.[2]

Landmarks

The parish is the site of the

São Bento Mansion, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Portugal. Further landmarks are the Estrela Basilica, the Convento das Bernardas, the building of the Rua das Janelas Verdes, the Rua do Guarda-Mor
, or the Rua do Sacramento.

Embassies

It also hosts many embassies, in particular, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (PDF). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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