Fornelos
Fornelos is a hamlet in Zas, A Coruña, Galicia and has about 140 residents. Fornelos is situated nearby to the locality Riba do Vao, as well as near Agra da Vila.- Type: Hamlet with 140 residents
- Description: place in the parish of Baio, in the municipality of Zas, in Spain
- Also known as: “Fornelos, Baio, Zas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolmen of Dombate and Castro de Borneiro.
Dolmen of Dombate
Archaeological site
Photo: Piquito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolmen of Dombate is an archaeological site.
Castro de Borneiro
Archaeological site
Photo: Hardebits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castro de Borneiro is an archeological site in Galicia, Spain. A castro is an iron-age walled settlement, or oppidum, and the site is an example of remnants of the Castro culture in Northern Spain which dates as far back as the 9th century BCE, though this site was inhabited from the 4th to the 1st century BCE. Castro de Borneiro is situated 3 km northeast of Fornelos.
Fornela dos Mouros
Photo: Javier Pais, CC BY 2.0.
Fornela dos Mouros is situated 2½ km west of Fornelos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briño and A Piroga.
A Piroga
Neighborhood
Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Piroga is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Fornelos.
Señoráns
Hamlet
Señoráns is a village in the municipality of Vimianzo, the province of A Coruña, Galicia, northwestern Spain. Señoráns is part of the parroquia of Salto. It had 86 inhabitants. Señoráns is situated 3½ km southwest of Fornelos.
Fornelos
- Categories: settlement in Galicia and locality
- Location: Zas, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.17435° or 43° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-8.97485° or 8° 58′ 30″ westPopulation
140Elevation
182 metres (597 feet)Open location code
8CMH52FG+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 6169443869OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3122201Wikidata ID
Q5854797
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Fornelos” goes by many names.
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