Buarcos
Buarcos is a freguesia in Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,454, in an area of 15.53 km². During the 1600s, the people of Buarcos were harassed by pirates and built the long fortification that stands to this day.
- Type: Village with 7,870 residents
- Description: civil parish in Portugal
- Also known as: “Buarcos (freguesia)” and “Freguesia de Buarcos”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pelourinho de Redondos and Pelourinho de Buarcos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tavarede and São Pedro.
Tavarede
Town
Photo: JJMM, Public domain.
Buarcos
- Categories: former freguesia of Portugal, freguesia of Portugal, and locality
- Location: Buarcos, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.16496° or 40° 9′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.8751° or 8° 52′ 30″ west
Population
7,870
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8CGH547F+XX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Buarcos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buarcos”
- Chechen: “Буаркуш”
- French: “Buarcos”
- French: “Freguesia de Buarcos”
- German: “Buarcos”
- German: “Freguesia de Buarcos”
- Kazakh: “Буаркуш”
- Portuguese: “Buarcos”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Buarcos”
- Russian: “Буаркуш”
- Spanish: “Buarcos”
- Spanish: “Freguesia de Buarcos”
- Tatar: “Буаркуш”
- Turkish: “Buarcos”
- Ukrainian: “Буаркуш”
- Urdu: “بوارکوس”
- “Freguesia de Buarcos”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Várzea and Alto da Fonte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Baloiço de Buarcos and Largo Dona Margarida Barraca.
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