Vessadas
Vessadas is a locality in Santo Emilião, Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, Braga District. Vessadas is situated nearby to the locality São Bento, as well as near Santo Emilião.Places of Interest
Highlights include Citânia de Briteiros and Villa Beatriz.
Citânia de Briteiros
Nature reserve
Photo: Lansbricae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Citânia de Briteiros is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia in the municipality of Guimarães; important for its size, "urban" form and developed architecture, it is one of the more excavated sites in northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
Museu da Cultura Castreja
Museum
Photo: Nunogand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu da Cultura Castreja is a museum, which is situated 2½ km west of Vessadas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vilela and Barco.
Vilela
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vilela is a Portuguese Freguesia in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, with an area of 4.18 km2 and 615 inhabitants. The Freguesia has a population density of 147.1 people per km2. Vilela is situated 3½ km northeast of Vessadas.
Barco
Village
Barco is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,439, in an area of 3.02 km2. Barco is situated 4 km southwest of Vessadas.
Pedralva
Village
Pedralva is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,110, in an area of 8.07 km². Pedralva is situated 4½ km northwest of Vessadas.
Vessadas
- Type: Locality
- Location: Santo Emilião, Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.52561° or 41° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
-8.2944° or 8° 17′ 40″ westElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
8CHHGPG4+66GeoNames ID
2732779
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