history
The União das Freguesias de Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, in the district of Guarda, covering an area of 15.17 km² and home to 227 inhabitants (2021 census). It was created in 2013, as part of the administrative reorganisation of parishes, merging the former parishes of Sobral Pichorro and Fuinhas, with its seat in Sobral Pichorro. In Sobral Pichorro stand the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça), which serves as the parish church, the Capela de Santo Cristo (also known as do Senhor do Pé da Cruz) and the Capela dos Girões (also known as do Seminário). Fuinhas has been recorded since 1527, under the name 'Funha'; it comprises the hamlets of Lameira, where the parish church is located, Santo Amaro, Casas and Corujeira. In the hamlet of Santo Amaro stands the chapel of the same name, which hosts a pilgrimage on 15 January and on the nearest Sunday, and on the road towards Celorico da Beira stands the Capela de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.
