title: Zibreira
text: # Zibreira
  
  39°30′21″N 8°36′57″W﻿ / ﻿39.5057°N 8.6157°W﻿ / 39.5057; -8.6157
  
  Zibreira is a civil parish in Portugal, located within the municipality of Torres Novas, in the Santarém District. It is noted for the Aroeria cave, where the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis was found, being the oldest trace of human history in Portugal.
  
  As of 2011, there are 1,028 inhabitants living within the 10.49 $km^2$ (4.05 sq mi) parish, giving it a population density of around 98 people per sq kilometer (254 people per sq mile)
  
  ## Location
  
  Zibreira sits near the junction of the A1 (North Motorway) which connects Lisbon, the capital, to Porto; and the A23 motorway (Portugal) (Auto-Estrada da Beira Interior) which connects to Guarda and Spain. This location has greatly aided its industrialization.
  
  ## Archaeology
  
  The village of Almonda, within the parish of Zibreira, is noted for the Aroeira cave, where the 400,000 year old Aroeira 3 skull of a Homo Heidelbergensis was discovered in 2014. It is the oldest trace of human history in Portugal.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Renova, (Fábrica de Papel do Almonda, SA), an international paper company, and Companhia de Torres Novas, a textiles company, are both based within the municipality.
  
  