Arrochela
Arrochela is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 37 residents. Arrochela is situated nearby to the neighborhood Silves-Gare, as well as near Cerro de São Miguel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves railway station and Silves Cathedral.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 4½ km southwest of Arrochela.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 7 km southeast of Arrochela.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 7 km southwest of Arrochela.
Arrochela
- Type: Hamlet with 37 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17785° or 37° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.45077° or 8° 27′ 3″ westPopulation
37Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8C9H5GHX+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13334224703OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2271457
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