Santa Cruz (Coimbra)

Santa Cruz
Civil parish
The urbanized area of Santa Cruz extending towards University Hill in the old quarter of Coimbra
Santa Cruz Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°13′40″N 8°26′46″W / 40.22778°N 8.44611°W / 40.22778; -8.44611
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Coimbra
District	Coimbra
Municipality	Coimbra
Established	Settlement: c. 1131 Parish: fl. 1139 Civil parish: c. 1835
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,699
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	3000-317
Area code	239
Website	www.freguesiadesantacruz.eu

Santa Cruz is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Coimbra (Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu).^[1] In 2001, its population was 6866 inhabitants, in an area of 5.56 km² that parallels the north (right) margin of the Mondego River, extending to the village of Adémia in Trouxemil (its density is approximately 1235 inhabitants per km²).