| Matriz | |||
| Freguesia de Matriz | |||
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| Country | Portugal | ||
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| State | Azores | ||
| Island Group | Central | ||
| Municipality | Horta | ||
| Center | Matriz | ||
| - coordinates | 38°32′13″N 28°37′37″W / 38.53694°N 28.62694°W | ||
| Lowest point | Sea Level | ||
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 1.63 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,523 (2001) | ||
| Density | 1,557.6 /km2 (4,034 /sq mi) | ||
| Civil Parish | Executive & Civil Committee | ||
| President | Laurénio Manuel Azevedo Tavares | ||
| - Leader 1 | Ana Maria Cunha Costa Reis Pacheco da Silva | ||
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC-2) | ||
| Código Postal & Codex | 9900-114 Matriz | ||
| Country Code & Fix Line | +351 292 | ||
| Denonym | Faialense; Hortense | ||
| Patron Saint | Santissmo Salvador | ||
| Offices | Largo Duque D'Ávila e Bolama, Nº16 | ||
Matriz is a parish in the municipality of Horta and also forms a part of this municipal seat in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 2,523, its density is 1,557.4/km² and the area is 1.62 km². It is the smallest parishes in the island. It is also the densest and the second most populated parish in Horta. The parish is named after a local church in the area named Matriz do SS.º Salvador da Horta.
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Nearest parishes
- Feteira, north
- Flamengos, west
- Altitude:
- Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
- Centre: -
- Highest: Monte Carneiro at the Flamengos-Horta boundary in the northwest
History
It was the second Captain-major of Faial that settled, in the area that would eventually be called Matriz, iJoss de Utra, on the site of the current Jesuit Convent. The municipality of Horta was elevated to status of villa and municipal government in 1498 by King Manuel I of Portugal.
The primitive Church Matriz de São Salvador was completed and inaugurated on June 28, 1514, and complements the flemish church of the same name in Burges and the Sé of Angra do Heroísmo. It was sacked in 1589, then 1597, by English privateers.
In 1643, Diogo das Chagas identified that the area of the Matriz had about 1,985 inhabitants in 449 homes. It was also a center of the faith community during the period of exploration; the home to several churches and religious sanctuaries, that include: the Jesuit Church and Convent, the Church of Misericórdia (Mercy), the Convent of São João, the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Glória, the Convento de Santo António, the Império dos Nobres (in homage to the 1672 volcanic eruption) and the old Clock Tower (former tower of another destroyed church).
Information
Landmarks includes the Horta Museum, Sociedade Recreativa Amor da Pátria, Império dos Nobres (Empire of Nobles), Horta's clock tower, the former Walter Bensaúde Hospital (future expansion of the Department of Oceanography and Ichthyology of the University of the Azores do Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas da Universidade dos Açores), a panoramic view at Monte Carneiro and the Horta Archive and the Public Library (the old Bensaúde House, Port.: Casa Bensaúde).
Other
Matriz also has a school, a lyceum, churches (including one named Igreja Matriz do SS.º Salvador da Horta), a nearby beach, and a few squares (praças).
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