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Altares

Altares

Altares is a freguesia in the municipality of on the Portuguese island of in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 901, in an area of 28.22 km2.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: civil parish in Angra do Heroísmo
  • Also known as: “São Bento”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of São Roque and Pico Matias Simão.

Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

Volcano
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Miradouro do is a monument in the . It is located in , on the island of .

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 4 km east of Altares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doze Ribeiras.

Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a civil parish in the municipality of on the island of in archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 513, in an area of 10.41 km². is situated 9 km southwest of Altares.

Altares

Latitude
38.78845° or 38° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-27.30403° or 27° 18′ 15″ west
Elevation
205 metres (673 feet)
Open location code
89CJQMQW+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 955886470
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3373355
Wiki­data ID
Q2450825
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Altares” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Altares”
  • Cebuano: “Altares”
  • Chechen: “Алтареш”
  • Chinese: “Altares”
  • Dutch: “Altares”
  • French: “Altares”
  • German: “Altares”
  • Italian: “Altares”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Altares”
  • Polish: “Altares”
  • Portuguese: “Altares”
  • Russian: “Алтареш”
  • Spanish: “Altares”
  • Tatar: “Алтареш”
  • Turkish: “Altares”
  • “Altares”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Casa do Povo Altares and Secção Destacada dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Angra do Heroísmo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Altares”. Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.