Seixo

Seixo is a neighborhood in Freguesia de Rio Mau, Vila do Conde, Porto District. Seixo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bouço, as well as near the village Terroso.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cividade de Terroso and Cividade Hill.

Cividade de Terroso

Archaeological site

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY 3.0.

Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.

Cividade Hill

Peak

Cividade Hill or Cividade de Terroso Hill with an elevation of 153 metres is one of the two hills next to the city of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. Cividade Hill's most notable feature is Cividade de Terroso in the hilltop.

São Félix Hill

Peak

Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

São Félix Hill or Mount São Félix, Monte de São Félix in Portuguese, is the highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 202 metres. São Félix Hill is situated 2½ km northwest of Seixo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terroso and Rates.

Terroso

Village

Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It forms part of the civil parish of Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish.

Rates

Town

Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rates is a Portuguese parish and a former township located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,505, in an area of 13.90 km2. Rates is situated 2½ km northeast of Seixo.

Laundos

Village

Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laundos or Laúndos is one of the seven civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,055, in an area of 8.53 km2. The name was first documented in 1033 as Montis Lanutus referring to São Félix Hill. Laundos is situated 3 km northwest of Seixo.

Seixo

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Freguesia de Rio Mau, Vila do Conde, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.41451° or 41° 24′ 52″ north

Longitude

-8.70055° or 8° 42′ 2″ west

Elevation

83 metres (272 feet)

Open location code

8CHHC77X+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4100762984

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2734197

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