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Porches

Porches

Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation and Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha.

Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a church situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in the region of .

Protected area
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The is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in . Inside the fort is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha, of uncertain date. is situated 3½ km south of Porches.

Beach
is a small beach near Praia da Senhora da Rocha on the Atlantic coast of the civil parish/freguesia of Porches in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa in . is situated 3½ km south of Porches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha.

Town
Photo: Tanchapt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present , which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. is situated 4 km southeast of Porches.

Town
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. is situated 4½ km east of Porches.

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in . , or more commonly known as Praia de , is a Portuguese civil parish/freguesia in the municipality/concelho of , about 5 km south of the city.

Porches

Latitude
37.12552° or 37° 7′ 32″ north
Longitude
-8.39949° or 8° 23′ 58″ west
Population
849
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8C9H4JG2+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8554508808
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2264519
Wiki­data ID
Q2632134
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Porches” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Porches”
  • Cebuano: “Porches”
  • Chechen: “Поршеш”
  • Chinese: “Porches”
  • Dutch: “Porches”
  • French: “Porches”
  • German: “Porches”
  • Irish: “Porches”
  • Kazakh: “Поршеш”
  • Malay: “Porches, Lagoa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Porches”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Porches”
  • Portuguese: “Porches”
  • Russian: “Поршеш”
  • Spanish: “Porches”
  • Tatar: “Поршеш”
  • Turkish: “Porches”
  • Turkish: “Portel”
  • “Porches”

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