Viladraque
Viladraque is a hamlet in Chaviães e Paços, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District and has about 29 residents. Viladraque is situated nearby to the hamlet Govendo e Pedreira, as well as near Esporão.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and A Frieira.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century. Castle of Melgaço is situated 4 km west of Viladraque.
A Frieira
Railway station
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Frieira is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km north of Viladraque.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Viladraque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paços and Fiães.
Paços
Village
Paços is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 379 inhabitants and a total area of 4.8 km2.
Fiães
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fiães is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 239, in an area of 11.21 km2.
Cristoval
Village
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Cristoval is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 528, in an area of 5.56 km2. In this parish lies the small village of Cevide, the northernmost place in Portugal.
Viladraque
- Type: Hamlet with 29 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Chaviães e Paços, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.1241° or 42° 7′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.21458° or 8° 12′ 53″ westPopulation
29Elevation
391 metres (1,283 feet)Open location code
8CJH4QFP+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3900608055OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2732644
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