Faro District
Lagoa
Estômbar e Parchal

Estômbar

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 1,430 residents
  • Description: former civil parish in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Estombar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint James the Great and Estômbar-Lagoa railway station.

Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the principal church, in the civil parish of Estômbar in the municipality of Lagoa in the . Situated in the heart of the town, the church was consecrated to the invocation of Saint James, son of Zebedee.

Railway stop
Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Lagoa Municipality and is located in Estômbar, . It opened on 15 February 1903.

Railway station
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, . It is part of the section from to , which opened on 15 February 1903.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parchal and Ferragudo.

Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. is situated 3 km west of Estômbar.

Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of ; its residents routinely travel across the to work in the neighboring municipality. is situated 4 km southwest of Estômbar.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second biggest city in the , , and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.

Estômbar

Latitude
37.14586° or 37° 8′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.4846° or 8° 29′ 5″ west
Population
1,430
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT ETB
Open location code
8C9H4GW8+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 269173413
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2268437
Wiki­data ID
Q2453756
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Estômbar” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Estômbar”
  • Cebuano: “Estômbar”
  • Chechen: “Эштомбар”
  • Dutch: “Estômbar”
  • German: “Estombar”
  • German: “Estômbar”
  • Irish: “Estômbar”
  • Kazakh: “Éştombar”
  • Kazakh: “Эштомбар”
  • Kazakh: “ەشتومبار”
  • Malay: “Estômbar”
  • Portuguese: “Estombar”
  • Portuguese: “Estômbar”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Estômbar”
  • Russian: “Эштомбар”
  • Spanish: “Estombar”
  • Spanish: “Estômbar”
  • Tatar: “Эштомбар”
  • Turkish: “Estombar”
  • Turkish: “Estômbar”

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