Fernão Vaz
Fernão Vaz is a hamlet in Ourique, Beja District. Fernão Vaz is situated nearby to the hamlet Alcaria, as well as near the neighborhood Campo de Guerreiros.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Cola.
Castle of Cola
Archaeological site
Castle of Cola is an Iron Age residence and Islamic redoubt in the Portuguese Alentejo, classified as a National Monument. The castro is part of a larger archaeological park of Castro da Cola, that includes various Megalithic and Chalcolithic monuments, including necropolises of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Castle of Cola is situated 2½ km west of Fernão Vaz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ourique.
Ourique
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ourique, officially the Town of Ourique, is a city in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,389, in an area of 663.31 km2. This town is traditionally considered the site of the famous Battle of Ourique in 1139, which saw the forces of Portuguese Prince Afonso Henriques defeat a Muslim Almoravid force. Ourique is situated 10 km northeast of Fernão Vaz.
Fernão Vaz
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Fernao Vaz”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ourique, Ourique Municipality, Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.57484° or 37° 34′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.27309° or 8° 16′ 23″ westElevation
205 metres (673 feet)Open location code
8C9HHPFG+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7791318312OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2268286
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