- Igreja de São Mamede (Church of São Mamede), the parish church of Serzedo.<p>- Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fontes.<p>- Capela da Senhora do Livramento, Capela de Santa Apolónia, Capela de Santo António and Capela da Rainha Santa Isabel.<p>- Ponte Romana, a Roman bridge.<p>- Mamoa da Barrosa, a prehistoric funerary monument.
about the place
Serzedo is a town in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, granted town status in 2001. The name appears as Cerseto in a document dating from 995, and King Manuel I granted it a royal charter in 1518. The parish church is dedicated to São Mamede, and the Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fontes also stands within the parish. Merged with Perosinho in 2013, Serzedo regained its status as an independent parish under Law no. 25-A/2025.
history
Serzedo is a town in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, and the seat of the parish of the same name. It borders Arcozelo, Canelas, Grijó, Gulpilhares, Perosinho, São Félix da Marinha and Sermonde.<p>The name has many historical spellings: Cerseto in a document of 995, Cereseto in 1030 and Cerzeto in 1157, the form retained in the royal charter granted by King Manuel in 1518. The settlement was raised to the status of town on 12 July 2001. In 2013 it was merged with Perosinho to form the União das Freguesias de Serzedo e Perosinho, and Law no. 25-A/2025 restored the parish.<p>The mother church is dedicated to São Mamede (Church of São Mamede). Throughout the parish there are several chapels: Senhora do Livramento, Santa Apolónia, Nossa Senhora de Fontes, Santo António, the chapel at Quinta do Outeiral and Rainha Santa Isabel, as well as wayside shrines and the milestone known as 'Gr°1599'. From the more distant past, the Ponte Romana and the Mamoa da Barrosa, a prehistoric funerary monument, have survived. Among the local hamlets are Fontes, Outeiral, Corvadelo and Sabariz. In 2011 the parish had 7,891 inhabitants; in 1864 there were 1,695.