- Leça da Palmeira
Leça da Palmeira (pron. IPA2|'lɛsɐ dɐ paɫ'mɐiɾɐ) is a Portuguese parish ("
freguesia ") in themunicipality ofMatosinhos and part of the city with the same name. It has 5.97km² and had 17.215 inhabitants in the 2001census .It has a rich cultural heritage, namely
Forte de Nossa Senhora Da Conceição , Piscinas das Marés (Sea Pools developed by the well-know architectSiza Vieira ), Boa Nova Tea House (also developed by Siza Vieira), Quinta da Conceição Municipal Park and other religious monuments as Corpo Santo, Santana, and Boa Nova churches.It is home of the international Leixões
seaport , the country's second largest;Petrogal , an oil refinery, and the football clubLeça FC .External links
* [http://www.junta.pt Junta de Freguesia de Leça da Palmeira]
* [http://www.cm-matosinhos.pt Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos]
* [http://www.gdbl.no.sapo.pt Grupo Desportivo de Basquete de Leca]
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