Castelo Branco District
Idanha-a-Nova
Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha

Idanha-a-Velha

Idanha-a-Velha is a village in the civil parish of , in the municipality of , central eastern Portugal, and the site of ancient Egitânia, a former bishopric.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former civil parish in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Egitânia”, “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”, and “Idanha-A-Velha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Idanha-a-Velha and Igreja da Misericórdia de Idanha-a-Velha.

Church
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The Former is the decommissioned medieval Catholic cathedral of the former bishopric of Egitânia, in the Freguesia of , in the municipality of , in the central district of Castelo Branco.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Egitania and Monsanto.

Village
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is a village.

Town
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, District of Castelo Branco, . In 2011, it covered an area of 131.76 km2 and had 828 inhabitants. is situated 5 km northeast of Idanha-a-Velha.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Idanha-a-Velha.

Idanha-a-Velha

Latitude
39.99623° or 39° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
-7.14497° or 7° 8′ 42″ west
Elevation
285 metres (935 feet)
Open location code
8CFJXVW4+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 905539634
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2267426
Wiki­data ID
Q1026697
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Idanha-a-Velha” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Catalan: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Cebuano: “Idanha-A-Velha”
  • Chechen: “Иданья-а-Велья”
  • Danish: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Dutch: “Aegitania”
  • Dutch: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Dutch: “Pônsul”
  • Esperanto: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • French: “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”
  • French: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Galician: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • German: “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”
  • German: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Hebrew: “אידנייה א וליה”
  • Irish: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Italian: “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Kazakh: “Ïdanʹya-a-Velʹya”
  • Kazakh: “Иданья-а-Велья”
  • Kazakh: “ىيدانيا-ا-ۆەليا”
  • Latin: “Aegitania”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Norwegian: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Portuguese: “Idanha-a-Velha (freguesia)”
  • Portuguese: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Russian: “Иданья-а-Велья”
  • Spanish: “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Spanish: “Idanha a Velha”
  • Spanish: “Idanha a-Velha”
  • Spanish: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Swedish: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Tatar: “Иданья-а-Велья”
  • Turkish: “Idanha-a-Velha”
  • Ukrainian: “Іданя-а-Веля”
  • “Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha”

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