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Piedade is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico on the island of Pico, the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 844,〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística )〕 in an area of 12.81 km².〔(Eurostat )〕 ==History== The parish was founded after 1506, from the historical registers of the time. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake affected the community, resulting the destruction of many homes and the parochial church of the time. Before their destruction by phylloxera 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. The ''Direcção de Serviços de Conservação da Natureza do Pico'' (''Service Directorate of the Natural Conservancy of Pico'') and '' Serviço de Ambiente do Pico'' (''Environmental Services of Pico'') were installed in the Parque Florestal Matos Souto (''Forest Park Matos Souto''), a park dedicated to commander Manuel Matos Souto, an emigrante who departed for Brazil in the 19th century, where he made his fortune (resending his monies home in order to buy land on the island). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Piedade (Lajes do Pico)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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