Lomba (Lajes das Flores)
Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 200<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estatística</ref> in an area of Template:Convert.<ref>Eurostat Template:Webarchive</ref>
History
The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).
Geography
The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.
Architecture
Civic
- Agricultural sheds Rua do Cabeço (Template:Langx)
- Fountain of Lomba (Template:Langx)
- Hayloft of Quateiro (Template:Langx)
- Port of Lomba (Template:Langx)
- Residence of Maurício Vieira (Template:Langx)
- Residence Rua da Terra Chã (Template:Langx)
Religious
- Church of São Caetano (Template:Langx), the parochial church dates to 1698, but the current structure was constructed during the 18th century, based on a common three-register structure prevalent in the region, that includes a steeple/belfry.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
- Funeral Monumento (Template:Langx)
- Império of the Divine Holy Spirit of Lomba (Template:Langx)