Criação Velha

Criação Velha is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of in the . The population in 2011 was 768, in an area of 18.36 km2.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 809 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Madalena
  • Also known as: “Criacao Velha”, “Criacão Velha”, “Criaçao Velha”, “Croca”, and “Крьясан-Велья”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores and Moinho de vento da Canada do Monte.

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Windmill
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a windmill.

Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a lava cave, a geological… is situated 3 km southeast of Criação Velha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.

Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality along the western coast of the island of , in the Portuguese . is situated 3 km north of Criação Velha.

Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of in the . is situated 7 km northeast of Criação Velha.

Criação Velha

Latitude
38.51174° or 38° 30′ 42″ north
Longitude
-28.52869° or 28° 31′ 43″ west
Population
809
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
89CHGF6C+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 419259948
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3373160
Wiki­data ID
Q1998602
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Criação Velha” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Criação Velha”
  • Cebuano: “Criação Velha”
  • Chechen: “Криасан-Велья”
  • Dutch: “Criação Velha”
  • French: “Criação Velha”
  • German: “Criação Velha”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Criação Velha”
  • Portuguese: “Criação Velha”
  • Russian: “Криасан-Велья”
  • Spanish: “Criação Velha”
  • Tatar: “Криасан-Велья”
  • Turkish: “Criação Velha”
  • Urdu: “کریاساؤ ویلہا”
  • “Criação Velha”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Outeiro and Valverde.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Junta de Freguesia de Criação Velha and Império da Criação Velha.

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