Ferreira do Zêzere

Ferreira do Zêzere is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,619, in an area of 190.38 km2. The municipal holiday is June 13.

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
 * Águas Belas
 * Areias e Pias
 * Beco
 * Chãos
 * Ferreira do Zêzere
 * Igreja Nova do Sobral
 * Nossa Senhora do Pranto

History
Ferreira do Zêzere, founded by Pedro Ferreira and his wife in the 13th century, is said to be one of the most-visited villages in the district of Santarém. In the surroundings of the village there is the medieval Vila de Dornes with a view over the Zêzere River and classed as a Templar tower.