Freitas (Portugal)
Freitas is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Fafe, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Freitas e Vila Cova.
The civil parish has an area 6,24 km, with 745 inhabitants for a density of 119,4 people/km² (2001 census).
The first lord of the village, a contemporary of the first king of Portugal, around 1164, became known as João das Freitas, hence initiating the surname Freitas.
In an adjacent civil parish, Travassós, there is a second, smaller village named Freitas. A small family's last name originates from this village with the last name:Freyta
References
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 47" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Origin and meaning of the surname Freitas. Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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