Alter do Chão

Alter do Chão is a locality in Alter do Chão, Portalegre District and has about 2,600 residents. Alter do Chão is situated nearby to the hamlet Alter Pedroso, as well as near the locality Tapadão.

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Type: Locality with 2,600 residents
Description: human settlement in Portugal
Also known as: “Alter do Chao”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Convento de Santo António (Alter do Chão) and Castle of Alter do Chão.

Convento de Santo António (Alter do Chão)

Monastery

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Convento de Santo António (Alter do Chão) is a monastery.

Castle of Alter do Chão

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The Castle of Alter do Chão is a medieval castle in civil parish of Alter do Chão, municipality of Alter do Chão, in the district of Portalegre. It is classified as a National Monument.

Chafariz da Barreira

Fountain

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chafariz da Barreira is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alter Pedroso and Cabeço de Vide.

Alter Pedroso

Hamlet

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Alter Pedroso is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Alter do Chão.

Cabeço de Vide

Village

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Cabeço de Vide is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Alter do Chão.

Crato

Town

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Crato is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708, in an area of 398.07 km2. The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Crato is situated 10 km north of Alter do Chão.

Alter do Chão

Category: town of Portugal
Location: Alter do Chão, Alter do Chão Municipality, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.19741° or 39° 11′ 51″ north

Longitude

-7.65893° or 7° 39′ 32″ west

Population

2,600

Elevation

269 metres (883 feet)

United Nations Location Code

PT ALT

Open location code

8CFJ58WR+XC

GeoNames ID

2271841

Wikidata ID

Q49344178

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Alter do Chão” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Alter do Chão”
Dutch: “Alter do Chão”
Portuguese: “Alter do Chão”
“Alter do Chão”

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