Castelo Branco District
Vila de Rei Municipality
Vila de Rei

Portela

Portela is a locality in , . Portela is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Vila de Rei and Igreja da Misericórdia.

Town hall
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is a town hall.

Church
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is a church.

Building
is a monument and the geodesic centre of mainland Portugal. Constructed in 1802, the triangulation station sits on top of the Serra da Melriça, a 592 m high mountain range in the municipality of , offering a 360° view of its surroundings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fundada and Água Formosa.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Portela.

Hamlet
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Vila de Rei is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in . The population in 2011 was 3,452, in an area of 191.55 km2. A small municipality covered with pinewoods, located precisely at the centre of Portugal, as marked by the , a monument indicating the geodesic centre of Mainland Portugal. is situated 5 km south of Portela.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Portela.

Portela

Latitude
39.67951° or 39° 40′ 46″ north
Longitude
-8.12048° or 8° 7′ 14″ west
Elevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)
Open location code
8CFHMVHH+RR
Geo­Names ID
2264484
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