Pelourinho de Touça
Pelourinho de Touça is a historic site in Touça, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District. Pelourinho de Touça is situated nearby to the town Freixo de Numão, as well as near the village Muxagata.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
- Also known as: “Touca” and “Touça”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estação Arqueológica do Prazo and Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão.
Estação Arqueológica do Prazo
Park
Photo: Dinah Raphael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estação Arqueológica do Prazo is a park, which is situated 2½ km north of Pelourinho de Touça.
Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão is situated 2½ km northeast of Pelourinho de Touça.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freixo de Numão and Muxagata.
Freixo de Numão
Town
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freixo de Numão is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 609, in an area of 36.35 km2.
Muxagata
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muxagata is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Pelourinho de Touça.
Poço do Canto
Village
Poço do Canto is a freguesia in the municipality of Mêda, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 443, in an area of 16.22 km2. Poço do Canto is situated 6 km southwest of Pelourinho de Touça.
Pelourinho de Touça
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Touça, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.04721° or 41° 2′ 50″ northLongitude
-7.23387° or 7° 14′ 2″ westElevation
617 metres (2,024 feet)Inception
15th centuryOpen location code
8CHJ2QW8+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3995964452OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Pelourinho de Touça” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Touça”
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