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 4,810 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
Photo: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lagoon
Photo: Jvinolase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lagoon.

Lagoon
Photo: Jordi G, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lagoon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porqueres and Banyoles.

Hamlet
Photo: Wamito, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
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
Photo: Antoni Grifol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Porqueres.

Porqueres

Latitude
42.11682° or 42° 7′ 1″ north
Longitude
2.74143° or 2° 44′ 29″ east
Population
4,810
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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Urdu: “پورکیریس”
  • Uzbek: “Porqueras”
  • Venetian: “Porqueres”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Porqueres”

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