Vila de Rei Municipality
Vila de Rei Municipality is in Castelo Branco District, Portugal. Vila de Rei Municipality is situated nearby to the hamlet Melriça, as well as near Relva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Vila de Rei and Igreja da Misericórdia.
Câmara Municipal de Vila de Rei
Town hall
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Câmara Municipal de Vila de Rei is a town hall, which is situated 4 km southwest of Vila de Rei Municipality.
Igreja da Misericórdia
Church
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Igreja da Misericórdia is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Vila de Rei Municipality.
Picoto da Melriça
Building
Picoto da Melriça is a monument and the geodesic centre of mainland Portugal. Constructed in 1802, the triangulation station sits on top of the Serra da Melriça, a 592 m high mountain range in the municipality of Vila de Rei, offering a 360° view of its surroundings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila de Rei and Fundada.
Vila de Rei
Town
Vila de Rei is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,452, in an area of 191.55 km2. A small municipality covered with pinewoods, located precisely at the centre of Portugal, as marked by the Picoto da Melriça, a monument indicating the geodesic centre of Mainland Portugal. Vila de Rei is situated 3½ km south of Vila de Rei Municipality.
São João do Peso
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São João do Peso is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Vila de Rei Municipality.
Vila de Rei Municipality
- Location: Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.7069° or 39° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.1284° or 8° 7′ 42″ westPopulation
3,450Elevation
385 metres (1,263 feet)Open location code
8CFHPV4C+PMGeoNames ID
8010480
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Vila de Rei Municipality” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Vila de Rei”
- Spanish: “Vila de Rei”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museu das Aldeias and Serra da Melriça.
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