Póvoa de Santa Iria
Póvoa de Santa Iria is a locality in Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District and has about 28,900 residents. Póvoa de Santa Iria is situated nearby to the locality Vialonga, as well as near the hamlet Via Rara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 28,900 residents
- Description: city in Vila Franca de Xira municipality, Portugal
- Also known as: “Póvoa”, “Povoa de Martinho”, “Povoa de Santa Iria”, “Póvoa do Tojal”, and “Póvoa Santa Iria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Póvoa train station and Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade.
Póvoa train station
Railway stop
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Póvoa train station is a railway stop.
Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Park
Photo: Tom Strong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade is a park.
Fort of Casa
Protected area
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The Fort of Casa was the most easterly of the forts and redoubts built in 1809-10 during the Peninsular War on the second line of the three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras aimed at protecting the capital of Portugal, Lisbon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vialonga and Santa Iria de Azoia.
Vialonga
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vialonga is a town and freguesia in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Its population in 2021 was 21,261.
Santa Iria de Azoia
Town
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Iria de Azoia is a town and former freguesia in the municipality of Loures, Portugal. Since 2013, it is part of the freguesia Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela. Its population in 2011 was 18,240. Santa Iria de Azoia is situated 2½ km southwest of Póvoa de Santa Iria.
Pirescoxe
Hamlet
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Pirescoxe is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Póvoa de Santa Iria.
Póvoa de Santa Iria
- Category: city of Portugal
- Location: Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Póvoa de Santa Iria” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Póvoa de Santa Iria”
- Dutch: “Póvoa de Santa Iria”
- Portuguese: “Póvoa de Santa Iria”
- Russian: “Повуа-де-Санта-Ирия”
- “Póvoa de Santa Iria”
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