Parede

Parede (Portuguese pronunciation:

History

The places name is generally associated with the abundant rocks/boulders within the region, or the walled parcels, common until the growth of the urban settlement.^[3] Professor Diogo Correia, in his book Toponímia do Concelho de Cascais, refers to the topology in these terms: "In the opinion of authoritative specialists, the walls that gave the name to the homonymic settlements, were from ruined castles, dismantled redoubts, and many times, hilltop rocks. It was probably from one of these old constructions, not likely castros that fostered the name Parede, in the municipality of Cascais".^[3] Branca Colaço and Maria Archer, later confirm these ideas in their explanation for the locality: "...Parede...its old name, of three or four centuries...topology that many suggest from the many walls of loose rock, that were used to circle their properties...which even today are maintained, and that others attribute to the local terrain's structure, rich limestone in quarries, which, for centuries, were used in the construction of the walls of Lisbon".^[3]

The occupation of Parede extends over four thousand years, although only documented references exist from the late 19th century. Although evidence of a Roman presence within the municipality exists (particularly in the civil parish of Alcabideche, Cascais, Estoril, and São Domingos de Rana), there are no similar signs of their presence in Parede. Although not explicit, there is an assumption that Roman forces used the extracted stone from the region, in many of their artefacts or buildings.

Until 1953, the parish was part of the neighbouring civil parish of São Domingos de Rana. At that time, it received administrative autonomy, bringing with it the places of Buzano, Junqueiro, Madorna, Murtal, Penedo and Rebelva.^[3] Its limits were established under Decree 39208, 14 May 1953.^[3]

Geography

Parede is part of the municipality of

Open and green spaces include public parks and their beachfront coastal spaces, with rocky beaches and strong biodiversity, supporting a Blue flag designation.^[3]

The region is supported by many standard municipal services, including a police station, a fire department, a healthcare center, schools, a market, some banks, a supermarket, a small shopping center and many minor shops. Although two centres exist for specialized healthcare treatment, the Hospital de Santa Ana and the Hospital/Sanitario Dr. José d'Almeida (for endocrinology and ortopedy, respectively), its population has no general hospital.^[3]

Architecture

Archaeological

• Inscription on the façade of the Municipal building (Portuguese: Lápide na parede fronteira à Casa da Câmara)
• Millennium Marker, Chapel of São Bartolomeu (Portuguese: Marco Miliário ainda não inventariado, embutido na parede do alpendre da capela de São Bartolomeu)

Civic

• Chalet Maria Amélia (Portuguese: Internato Infantil da Parede/Centro de Dia de Nossa Senhora da Visitação)
• Building of Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones (CTT) da Parede
• Primary School of Parede (Portuguese: Escola Primária da Parede)

Religious

• Chapel of Quinta da Parede Nova (Portuguese: Capela de Quinta da Parede Nova)

References