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The patrimony of the parish is diverse, although the primary buildings are the parochial church and hermitage, the curious fishing boat shelters, windmills and lighthouse. The following were classified by
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plague, the vineyards in this location were great producers of the popular
Verdelho wines, becoming one of the more important agricultural centres on the island.
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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake affected the community, resulting in the destruction of many homes and the parochial church of the time. Before their destruction by
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Facing into the eastern coast, the lighthouse of
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Paroquial da Piedade / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade (IPA.00032438/PT072004030015)
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Piedade is located on the extreme east coast of Pico, bordering the parishes of
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The parish was founded after 1506, from the historical registers of the time.
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Location of
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279:. The population in 2011 was 844, in an area of 12.81 km.
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Direcção de Serviços de
Conservação da Natureza do Pico
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392:References
381:Portuguese
360:Portuguese
331:Ribeirinha
292:phylloxera
170:Population
69:38°25′17″N
371:Religious
321:Geography
234:Area code
214:UTC±00:00
197:UTC−01:00
192:Time zone
162:Elevation
72:28°3′37″W
479:Category
420:Eurostat
227:9930-206
109:Portugal
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283:History
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397:Notes
350:Civic
259:is a
467:2014
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329:and
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149:Area
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