Forcadas
Forcadas is a village in Matança, Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District. Forcadas is situated nearby to the hamlet Fonte Fria, as well as near the village Maceira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelourinho de Matança and Dólmen da Matança.
Dólmen da Matança
Archaeological site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dólmen da Matança is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Forcadas.
Capela de Santo Cristo
Church
Photo: Filipept1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Santo Cristo is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Forcadas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sobral Pichorro and Pena Verde.
Sobral Pichorro
Village
Photo: Sobralnet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sobral Pichorro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sobral Pichorro e Fuinhas. Sobral Pichorro is situated 3½ km east of Forcadas.
Pena Verde
Village
Pena Verde is a freguesia in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 813, in an area of 29.40 km2. The Pillory of Pena Verde is located in this freguesia. Pena Verde is situated 4½ km north of Forcadas.
Algodres
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Algodres is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda. The population in 2011 was 349, in an area of 10.15 km2. Algodres is situated 4½ km south of Forcadas.
Forcadas
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Matança, Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.6863° or 40° 41′ 11″ northLongitude
-7.50129° or 7° 30′ 5″ westElevation
648 metres (2,126 feet)Open location code
8CGJMFPX+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1599416333OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2739400
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