Silves Municipality
Silves is a city in the Algarve. It was the capital of the nominal Kingdom of the Algarve and is of great historical importance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alcantarilha railway station.
Alcantarilha railway station
Railway station
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Alcantarilha is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 19 March 1900. Alcantarilha railway station is situated 4 km south of Silves Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algoz.
Algoz
Town
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Algoz is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. Algoz is situated 5 km southeast of Silves Municipality.
Silves Municipality
- Also known as: “Silves”
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.2034° or 37° 12′ 12″ northLongitude
-8.3347° or 8° 20′ 5″ westPopulation
37,100Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8C9H6M38+94GeoNames ID
8010524
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