Frechas

Frechas is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Mirandela, in the district of Bragança. The population in 2011 was 929, in an area of 18.54 km2.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Frechas
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: LargodoPelourinho.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: The pelourinho in the main square of Frechas
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Brasfrechas.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_location: Locator map POR MIR Frechas.svg
Portuguese subdivision.region: Norte
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Terras de Trás-os-Montes
Portuguese subdivision.district: Bragança
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Mirandela
Portuguese subdivision.elevation: 382
Portuguese subdivision.area_total

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Frechas is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Mirandela, in the district of Bragança. The population in 2011 was 929, in an area of 18.54 km2.

== History == thumb|235px|left|The Pillory of Frechas, the symbol of the parishes one-time status of municipality Its early settlement is still clouded in a lack of documented references; although archaeological remains are various, the earliest established settlement was the fortified colony of Fraga do Castelo in Vale da Sancha.