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Charneca

Charneca or Charneca do Lumiar, was a parish in the municipality of . It was created in 1585. Between 1852 and 1886 this parish was part of the former municipality of .
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 10,500 residents
  • Description: former civil parish in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Charneca, Lisbon” and “Freguesia da Charneca”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lisbon Airport and Quinta Alegre, com o palácio, jardins e construções ou elementos decorativos nela existentes.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the busiest airport in . The airport lies almost entirely within city limits. It serves as a major hub connecting with and .

Nature reserve
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a nature reserve.

Fort
The , also known as the King Carlos I Fort, is located in the former parish of , now part of the parish of , capital of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ameixoeira and Lumiar.

Village
was a parish, located in the municipality of . It had a population of 9,644 inhabitants and a total area of 1.62 km². With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the Charneca parish into a new one named .

Suburb
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a freguesia and typical quarter of , the capital city of . Located in northern Lisbon, is east of , north of , west of , and south of and partially of Lisbon's border with .

Town
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loures, , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . is situated 2½ km northeast of Charneca.

Charneca

Latitude
38.78197° or 38° 46′ 55″ north
Longitude
-9.14477° or 9° 8′ 41″ west
Population
10,500
Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)
Open location code
8CCGQVJ4+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4360242977
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2269280
Wiki­data ID
Q1067627
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Charneca” goes by many names.

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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 “Charneca”. Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.