Forte da Casa
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Ruins of the Fort of Casa, in Forte da Casa
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  Forte da Casa Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′19″N 9°03′29″W / 38.872°N 9.058°W / 38.872; -9.058 | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Vila Franca de Xira |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 11,056 |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Forte da Casa is a town and former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Since 2013, it is part of the civil parish Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa. Its population in 2011 was 11,056[1] in an area of 3.96 km2.[2]
The town of Forte da Casa takes its name from the Fort of Casa, a fortification that was part of the second line of the Lines of Torres Vedras, built between 1809 and 1810 to defend Lisbon against the French troops during the Peninsular War.[2][3] The ruins of the fortification can be seen today in a small urban park inside the town.
Prior to 1985, Forte da Casa belonged to the civil parish of Vialonga. After a sharp population increase in the 1970s and 1980s, the civil of parish of Forte da Casa was created on 12 July 1985. After a major territorial administration reorganization in Portugal in 2013, the civil parish of Forte da Casa was merged with the neighboring civil parish of Póvoa de Santa Iria.[4]
In November 2014, Forte da Casa was one of the locations most affected by a Legionella outbreak in the Vila Franca de Xira municipality.[5]
