Silvares
Silvares is a village in Guimarães, Braga District. Silvares is situated nearby to the neighborhood Campelos, as well as near the village Candoso (São Martinho).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and Castle of Guimarães.
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Stadium
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The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga.
Castle of Guimarães
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The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal. It was built under the orders of Mumadona Dias in the 10th century to defend the monastery from attacks by Moors and Norsemen. Castle of Guimarães is situated 4 km east of Silvares.
Igreja Matriz de São Martinho de Candoso
Church
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Igreja Matriz de São Martinho de Candoso is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creixomil and Azurém.
Azurém
Village
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Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here. Azurém is situated 4 km east of Silvares.
Silvares
- Type: Village with 2,280 residents
- Description: civil parish in Guimarães
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.4443° or 41° 26′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.3364° or 8° 20′ 11″ westPopulation
2,280Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)Open location code
8CHHCMV7+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3132938948OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8011231Wikidata ID
Q1384156
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Silvares” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Silvares”
- Cebuano: “Silvares”
- Chechen: “Силвареш”
- Chinese: “Silvares”
- Dutch: “Silvares (Guimaraes)”
- Dutch: “Silvares”
- French: “Silvares”
- German: “Silvares”
- Kazakh: “Силвареш”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Silvares”
- Portuguese: “Silvares (Guimaraes)”
- Portuguese: “Silvares (Guimarães)”
- Portuguese: “Silvares”
- Russian: “Силвареш”
- Spanish: “Silvares”
- Tatar: “Силвареш”
- Turkish: “Silvares”
- Ukrainian: “Сілвареш”
- “Silvares”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Campelos and Candoso (São Martinho).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de Silvares and Cemitério de Silvares.
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