Serra da Estrela

Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal. Together with the Serra da Lousã it is the westernmost constituent range of the and also one of the highest in the system.
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 1,432 metres
  • Description: highest mountain range in Continental Portugal
  • Also known as: “Herminius”, “Montes Hermínios”, “Serra de Estrela”, “Serra di Estrela”, “Sierra da Estrela”, “Sierra de Estrela”, “イシュトレーラ山脈”, “エストレラ山脈”, “セラ・ダ・エストレーラ”, and “セラ・ダ・エストレラ”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Torre and Zêzere River.

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is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest of the country overall.

Spring
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The Zêzere is a river in , tributary to the Tagus.

Sports venue
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is a ski resort located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Serra da Estrela Natural Park and Cântaro Magro.

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is in Central Portugal.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a village.

Serra da Estrela

Latitude
40.32° or 40° 19′ 12″ north
Longitude
-7.62° or 7° 37′ 12″ west
Elevation
1,432 metres (4,698 feet)
Open location code
8CGJ899H+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5172661705
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2739807
Wiki­data ID
Q738004
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Serra da Estrela” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Basque: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Bulgarian: “Сиера да Ищрела”
  • Catalan: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Cebuano: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Chinese: “埃什特雷拉山”
  • Chinese: “埃什特雷拉山脈”
  • Czech: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Danish: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Dutch: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Esperanto: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Estonian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Finnish: “Serra da Estrela”
  • French: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Galician: “Serra da Estrela”
  • German: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Greek: “Σέρα ντα Εστρέλα”
  • Hebrew: “סרה דה אשטרלה”
  • Hungarian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Icelandic: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Italian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Japanese: “エストレーラ山脈”
  • Korean: “이스트렐라산맥”
  • Ladin: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Latvian: “Serra de Eštrela”
  • Lithuanian: “Eštrelos kalnai”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Norwegian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sèrra de l’Estèla”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sèrra de lEstèla”
  • Persian: “سرا دا استرلا”
  • Polish: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Portuguese: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Romanian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Russian: “Серра-да-Эштрела”
  • Serbian: “Сера де Естрела”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Spanish: “Sierra de la Estrella”
  • Swahili: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Swedish: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Turkish: “Serra da Estrela”
  • Ukrainian: “Серра-да-Ештрела”
  • Venetian: “Siera da Estrela”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Poio Estrela and Poços de Loriga.

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Highlights: Capela de Nossa Senhora do Ar and Estrela.

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