Ferro

Ferro is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Covilhã, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,700, in an area of 30.76 square kilometres . Ferro is the Portuguese word for iron.The settlement of this parish goes back to Roman times, since it was this people that gave the name to the village, through the Latin word Ferrum, because the Romans, in the lands they conquered, took advantage of the mineral resources of the subsoil, and it was known the richness of this region in iron, which is why it is not surprising that the toponym has exactly to do with this reality of the civil parish. From that period, several archaeological remains were found that prove the previous statements: coins, pieces of pottery, bricks, manual millstones and carved stones are some of the examples that we can point out. Ferro was also a curate attached to the priory of Santiago da Covilhã, with an annual income of two hundred thousand réis. In terms of architectural heritage, the Mother Church, with baroque features, built in the 18th century, highlights its interior altars in gilded woodcarving and the altarpiece of the tabernacle. The existing altars are dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição and Nossa Senhora do Rosário. As for the Holy Spirit chapel, it maintains most of its original elements, having been built in the 16th century and having belonged to the Order of Santiago. The 18th century chapel of the Sacred Heart of Mary is located on the outskirts of the town and has a simple architecture that makes it more beautiful. The great growth that the civil parish has experienced since the second half of the 20th century was rewarded with the elevation to the category of town on June 21, 1995.

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