Forneiros
Forneiros is a hamlet in Batalha, Leiria District and has about 91 residents. Forneiros is situated nearby to the hamlet Arneiro, as well as near Rebolaria.Places of Interest
Highlights include Batalha Monastery and Igreja de Santo António.
Batalha Monastery
Monastery
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The Monastery of Batalha is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty.
Igreja de Santo António
Church
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Igreja de Santo António is a church.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Museum
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The Portuguese Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in the Sala do Capitulo at the Monastery of Batalha, near Leiria. It holds the bodies of two soldiers of World War I – one from the battlefields of Flanders, and one from the African theatre – who were buried there on 6 April 1921.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cortes and Calvaria de Cima.
Cortes
Village
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Cortes is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Forneiros.
Calvaria de Cima
Village
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Calvaria de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 2,477, in an area of 10.11 km2. Calvaria de Cima is situated 5 km southwest of Forneiros.
Alqueidão da Serra
Village
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Alqueidão da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,549, in an area of 21.27 km2. It features a 100m long Roman road which was built between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. Alqueidão da Serra is situated 6 km southeast of Forneiros.
Forneiros
- Type: Hamlet with 91 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Batalha, Leiria District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.66356° or 39° 39′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.81341° or 8° 48′ 48″ westPopulation
91Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
8CFHM57P+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7499622712OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2267992
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