Caxias
Caxias is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias. The population in 2011 was 9,007, in an area of 3.41 km².Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Caxias railway station and Gibalta Lighthouse.
Gibalta Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gibalta Lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse located at Oeiras, about 10 km west of the centre of Lisbon. It is a white cylindrical tower with dome and red veins, with illumination being supplied by a red fluorescent light.
Fort of King Luís I
Prison
The Fort of King Luís I, also referred to as the Fort of Caxias and the Fort-prison of Caxias, is located in the parish of Caxias, in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon district of Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Salvo and Leceia.
Porto Salvo
Town
Photo: Vicentetavora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Salvo is a town, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Caxias.
Leceia
Neighborhood
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leceia is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Caxias.
Carnaxide
Town
Photo: Ribeiroa, Public domain.
Carnaxide is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carnaxide e Queijas. The population in 2011 was 25,911, in an area of 6.51 km2. Carnaxide is situated 3½ km northeast of Caxias.
Caxias
- Type: Town with 9,010 residents
- Description: former civil parish in Portugal
- Categories: former freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69836° or 38° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.27168° or 9° 16′ 18″ westPopulation
9,010Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)United Nations Location Code
PT CAXOpen location code
8CCGMPXH+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 891706121OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Caxias” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Caxias”
- Cebuano: “Caxias (parokya)”
- Cebuano: “Caxias”
- Chechen: “Кашиаш”
- Chinese: “Caxias”
- Dutch: “Caxias (Oeiras)”
- Dutch: “Caxias”
- French: “Caxias”
- German: “Caxias”
- Irish: “Caxias”
- Italian: “Caxias”
- Kazakh: “Кашиаш”
- Malay: “Caxias, Oeiras”
- Malay: “Caxias”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Caxias”
- Polish: “Caxias”
- Portuguese: “Caxias”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Caxias”
- Russian: “Кашиаш”
- Spanish: “Caxias (Oeiras)”
- Spanish: “Caxias”
- Tatar: “Кашиаш”
- Turkish: “Caxias”
- Ukrainian: “Кашіаш”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forte de Nossa Senhora do Vale and Praia de Caxias.
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