Chaves Municipality

Chaves is a beautiful city of 41,000 people in and one of the most historical cities in . Chaves is a town and seat of municipality in the far North of Portugal, 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín, Spain.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira and Chaves Airport.

Stadium
The is a multi-use stadium in Chaves, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GD Chaves.

Aerodrome
Chaves Airfield is a recreational aerodrome serving in northern Portugal. There is no commercial air transport.

The Fort Nossa Senhora do Rosário, better known as Forte São Francisco of Chaves is located in the city of , in the Parish of Santa Maria Maior, District of Vila Real, in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilar de Nantes and Madalena.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Chaves Municipality.

Village
is a village.

Chaves Municipality

Latitude
41.7396° or 41° 44′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.4503° or 7° 27′ 1″ west
Population
41,200
Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)
Open location code
8CHJPGQX+RV
Geo­Names ID
8010639
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Chaves Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Горад Шавіш
  • Bishnupriya: চাভেস
  • Georgian: შავიში
  • Lithuanian: Šavesas
  • Mazanderani: شاوس
  • Mirandese: Chabes
  • Persian: شاوس
  • Portuguese: Chaves
  • Russian: Шавиш
  • Serbian: Шавес
  • Spanish: Chaves

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Chaves Municipality”. Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.