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Judeu Morto
Portugal / Faro / Neighborhoods & Settlements

Judeu Morto

"Judeu Morto is a Castro Marim locality whose name is explained by oral tradition connected to Fonte do Judeu Morto."

Existing
Not a Jewish Attraction
Neighborhoods & Settlements / Hebraic Toponymy
🇵🇹 Portugal / Faro
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Existing
Not a Jewish Attraction
Neighborhoods & Settlements / Hebraic Toponymy
🇵🇹 Portugal / Faro

Judeu Morto is listed in postal and locality records as a place in the municipality of Castro Marim, in the district of Faro. The name is usually explained through oral tradition connected to the nearby microtoponym Fonte do Judeu Morto. According to a legend recorded by Lendarium (CEAO), a man known locally as “the Jew” once fell into a well and drowned, and the place-name is said to derive from that event.

Sources & Bibliography

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Judeu Morto
Portugal / Faro / Neighborhoods & Settlements

Judeu Morto

"Judeu Morto is a Castro Marim locality whose name is explained by oral tradition connected to Fonte do Judeu Morto."

Location
Judeu Morto, 8950-188 Castro Marim, Faro, Portugal

Judeu Morto is listed in postal and locality records as a place in the municipality of Castro Marim, in the district of Faro. The name is usually explained through oral tradition connected to the nearby microtoponym Fonte do Judeu Morto. According to a legend recorded by Lendarium (CEAO), a man known locally as “the Jew” once fell into a well and drowned, and the place-name is said to derive from that event.

Timeline

  • 1990s The oral legend associated with Fonte do Judeu Morto was recorded in Castro Marim.
  • 1994 The Castro Marim Municipal Master Plan was ratified and includes Fonte do Judeu Morto among listed localities.
  • 2009 Aviso n.º 3048/2009 again lists Fonte do Judeu Morto in municipal planning documentation.

Sources & Bibliography

  1. CENTRO DE ESTUDOS ATAÍDE OLIVEIRA. APL 221 Lenda da Fonte do Judeu Morto. Local: Castro Marim. Editora: Lendarium. Ano: n.d. https://www.lendarium.org/pt/apl/toponimos/lenda-da-fonte-do-judeu-morto
  2. CÓDIGO POSTAL. Código Postal de Judeu Morto. Local: Castro Marim. Editora: Código Postal. Ano: 2025. https://www.codigo-postal.pt/castro-marim/judeu-morto
  3. DIÁRIO DA REPÚBLICA. Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 56/94, de 20 de julho. Local: Lisboa. Editora: Diário da República. Ano: 1994. https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/resolucao-conselho-ministros/56-1994-296788

Additional Information

Current use of the place: Judeu Morto is a recorded rural locality; no Jewish heritage structure or Jewish attraction is identified in the available sources.

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