Porqueres

Porqueres is a municipality located in the county of , in the province of , in the autonomous region of of . The municipality is made up of several villages.
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  • Type: Locality with 4,800 residents
  • Description: Spanish municipality
  • Postal code: 17834
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Santa Maria de Porqueres and Estanyol de la Cendra.

Church

Lagoon
is a lagoon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banyoles and Pujarnol.

is in is the capital of watersports thanks to its stunning natural lake, the largest in Catalonia, and its rich historical heritage. The town boasts medieval charm with landmarks such as the Gothic-style Church of Santa Maria dels Turers and the Monastery of Sant Esteve.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Porqueres.

Village
is a village in the province of and autonomous community of , Spain. The municipality covers an area of 15.7 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 686. is situated 3½ km southeast of Porqueres.

Porqueres

Latitude
42.11682° or 42° 7′ 1″ north
Longitude
2.74143° or 2° 44′ 29″ east
Population
4,800
Elevation
204 metres (669 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ES QUE
Open location code
8FJ44P8R+PH
Geo­Names ID
3113166
Wiki­data ID
Q13607
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Porqueres” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Porqueres
  • Arabic: بوركيراس
  • Aragonese: Porqueres
  • Armenian: Պորկերես
  • Asturian: Porqueres
  • Basque: Porqueres
  • Catalan: Porqueres
  • Cebuano: Porqueres
  • Chechen: Поркерес
  • Chinese: 波尔克雷斯
  • Dimli (individual language): Porqueres
  • Dutch: Porqueres
  • French: Porqueres
  • Galician: Porqueres
  • Georgian: პორკერესი
  • German: Porqueres
  • Hungarian: Porqueres
  • Interlingua: Porqueres
  • Irish: Porqueres
  • Italian: Porqueres
  • Japanese: ポルケレス
  • Kazakh: Поркерас
  • Kazakh: Поркерес
  • Ladin: Porqueres
  • Latin: Porqueres
  • Lombard: Porqueres
  • Malay: Porqueres
  • Occitan (post 1500): Porqueres
  • Persian: پرکرس
  • Polish: Porqueres
  • Portuguese: Porqueres
  • Russian: Поркерес
  • South Azerbaijani: پرکرس
  • Spanish: Porqueras
  • Spanish: Porqueres
  • Swedish: Porqueres
  • Tahitian: Porqueres
  • Tatar: Поркерес
  • Turkish: Porqueres
  • Uzbek: Porqueras
  • Venetian: Porqueres
  • Waray (Philippines): Porqueres

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porqueres”. Photo: Wamito, Public domain.