Cortinhal
Cortinhal is a hamlet in Chaviães e Paços, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District and has about 37 residents. Cortinhal is situated nearby to the hamlet Vale, as well as near Parada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chaviães Church and Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço).
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century. Castle of Melgaço is situated 2½ km southwest of Cortinhal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chaviães and Paços.
Chaviães
Village
Chaviães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.
Paços
Village
Paços is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 379 inhabitants and a total area of 4.8 km2.
Cortinhal
- Type: Hamlet with 37 residents
- Also known as: “Gondufe e Cortinhal”
- Category: locality
- Location: Chaviães e Paços, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.12724° or 42° 7′ 38″ northLongitude
-8.23254° or 8° 13′ 57″ westPopulation
37Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)Open location code
8CJH4QG8+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3777470052OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2740490
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