Barroca Grande
Barroca Grande is a hamlet in Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District and has about 600 residents. Barroca Grande is situated nearby to the hamlet Cambões, as well as near Panasqueira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Panasqueira.
Panasqueira
Mine
Photo: Nuno Madeira Alves, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minas da Panasqueira or Mina da Panasqueira is the generic name for a set of mining operations in Portugal between Cabeço do Pião and the village of Panasqueira, which has operated in a technically integrated and continuous manner practically since the discovery of tin and tungsten ore there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barroca and Dornelas do Zêzere.
Barroca
Village
Photo: Luis Caprichoso, CC BY 3.0.
Barroca is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Barroca Grande.
Dornelas do Zêzere
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Dornelas do Zêzere is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Barroca Grande.
Unhais-o-Velho
Village
Unhais-o-Velho is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Barroca Grande.
Barroca Grande
- Type: Hamlet with 600 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Category: locality
- Location: Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.15646° or 40° 9′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.74701° or 7° 44′ 49″ westPopulation
600Elevation
695 metres (2,280 feet)Open location code
8CGJ5743+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1752338880OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2742349Wikidata ID
Q16497025
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Barroca Grande” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barroca Grande”
- Portuguese: “Barroca Grande”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cambões and Panasqueira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museu Mineiro das Minas da Panasqueira and Centro Comunitário Minas da Panasqueira.
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