Egitania
Egitania is a village in Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco District. Egitania is situated nearby to the hamlet Carroqueiro, as well as near Tapada dos Caramões.Photo: Maragato1976, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: archaeological site in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
- Also known as: “Civitas Igaeditanorum”, “Idanha-a-Velha”, and “Igaeditania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Idanha-a-Velha and Solar da Família Marrocos.
Idanha-a-Velha
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idanha-a-Velha is a village in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, central eastern Portugal, and the site of ancient Egitânia, a former bishopric.
Solar da Família Marrocos
Manor estate
Photo: Nekkas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Solar da Família Marrocos is a manor estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monsanto and Medelim.
Monsanto
Town
Monsanto is a village in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, District of Castelo Branco, Portugal. In 2011, it covered an area of 131.76 km2 and had 828 inhabitants. Monsanto is situated 5 km northeast of Egitania.
Medelim
Village
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Medelim is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Egitania.
Proença-a-Velha
Village
Photo: Proencal, Public domain.
Proença-a-Velha is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Egitania.
Egitania
Latitude
39.99685° or 39° 59′ 49″ northLongitude
-7.14384° or 7° 8′ 38″ westElevation
285 metres (935 feet)Open location code
8CFJXVW4+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4554409508OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Egitania” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Civitas Igaeditanorum”
- Catalan: “Egitania”
- Galician: “Egitania”
- Portuguese: “Civitas Igaeditanorum”
- Portuguese: “Conjunto arquitectónico e arqueológico de Idanha-a-Velha”
- Portuguese: “Egitania”
- Portuguese: “Egitânia”
- Portuguese: “Igaeditania”
- Portuguese: “Povoação de Idanha-a-Velha”
- Spanish: “Egitania”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Idanha-a-Velha and Igreja da Misericórdia.
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