Queijas (European Portuguese: [ˈkejʒɐʃ]), formerly officially known as the Parish of Queijas (Portuguese: Freguesia de Queijas, pronounced [fɾɨɣɨˈzi.ɐ ˈkejʒɐʃ]), is a town and former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal, located within the Lisbon metropolitan area.

Queijas
Coat of arms of Queijas
Queijas is located in Portugal
Queijas
Queijas
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°43′59″N 9°15′22″W / 38.733°N 9.256°W / 38.733; -9.256
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityOeiras
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
  Total
2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
10,377
  Density4,570/km2 (11,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.jf-queijas.pt

The parish was created on 11 June 1993, following the dismemberment of the parish of Carnaxide. It included the towns of Linda-a-Pastora [pt] and Queijas itself, and was promoted to town status on 12 July 2001. On 28 January 2013, the civil parish merged with Carnaxide to form the new civil parish of Carnaxide and Queijas.[1] The parish's patron saint was Saint Michael the Archangel.

References

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  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 82" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.