Castelo Branco District
Vila de Rei Municipality
Fundada

Melriça

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

Highlights include Picoto da Melriça and Câmara Municipal de Vila de Rei.

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.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 4 km southwest of Melriça.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Melriça.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila de Rei and São João do Peso.

Town
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 3½ km southwest of Melriça.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Melriça.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Melriça.

Melriça

Latitude
39.70529° or 39° 42′ 19″ north
Longitude
-8.1263° or 8° 7′ 35″ west
Elevation
393 metres (1,289 feet)
Open location code
8CFHPV4F+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3109114456
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2266472
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