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Espiche

Espiche is a village of the civil parish of , in the municipality of , in region, .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 939 residents
  • Description: village in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Epiche”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nossa Senhora da Luz.

Castle
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known locally as Castle of Senhora da Luz is a fort in the civil parish of , municipality of in the , classified as a Property of Public Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Praia da Luz and Almádena.

Town
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, officially Luz, is a civil parish of the municipality of , in region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 3,545, in an area of 21.78 km2.

Hamlet
Photo: Avitacum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located in 's western . Administratively, it is part of the civil parish of , and the municipality of . is situated 3 km west of Espiche.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, located in the western region of the , under the municipality of , is a former fishing . Now living mainly on tourism, its most notable attraction is the small beach of Praia de , surrounded by cliffs that protect it from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. is situated 4½ km southwest of Espiche.

Espiche

Latitude
37.10186° or 37° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
-8.73701° or 8° 44′ 13″ west
Population
939
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
8C9H4727+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 190986399
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2268502
Wiki­data ID
Q5398962
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Espiche” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Espiche”
  • Chinese: “埃斯皮切”
  • Dutch: “Espiche”
  • Galician: “Espiche”
  • German: “Espiche”
  • Portuguese: “Espiche”
  • Spanish: “Espiche”
  • “Espiche”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Espiche”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.