Lixa do Alvão
Lixa do Alvão is a village in Alvão, Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality, Vila Real District and has about 424 residents and an elevation of 924 metres. Lixa do Alvão is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bairro do Alto da Cruz, as well as near the hamlet Paredes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino and Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino
Archaeological site
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Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km west of Lixa do Alvão.
Castle of Pena de Aguiar
Castle
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The Castle of Pena de Aguiar is a medieval castle, alternately the Castle of Aguiar da Pena, situated in the civil parish of Telões, in the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar, in the Portuguese district of Vila Real. Castle of Pena de Aguiar is situated 3½ km south of Lixa do Alvão.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar train station
Railway station
Photo: Belarmino Ribeiro, CC BY 3.0.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar train station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km east of Lixa do Alvão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alvão and Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality
Town
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Vila Pouca de Aguiar is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in northern Portugal. Its population in 2011 was 13,187, in an area of 437.07 km2. It has about 3,456 residents. Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality is situated 4 km east of Lixa do Alvão.
Gouvães da Serra
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gouvães da Serra is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Lixa do Alvão.
Lixa do Alvão
- Type: Village with 424 residents
- Description: locality and former civil parish in Portugal
- Categories: locality and freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Alvão, Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.50229° or 41° 30′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.6904° or 7° 41′ 26″ westPopulation
424Elevation
924 metres (3,031 feet)Open location code
8CHJG825+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 5163926518OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2738279Wikidata ID
Q1852605
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Lixa do Alvão” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Cebuano: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Chechen: “Лиша-ду-Алван”
- Dutch: “Lixa do Alvao”
- Dutch: “Lixa do Alvão”
- French: “Lixa do Alvão”
- German: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Portuguese: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Russian: “Лиша-ду-Алван”
- Spanish: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Tatar: “Лиша-ду-Алван”
- Turkish: “Lixa do Alvão”
- Turkish: “Lobao”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de Santo António da Lixa do Alvão and Cemitério de Lixa do Alvão.
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