Matança

Matança is a village in , . Matança is situated near the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 215 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Fornos de Algodres
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Matança”, “Matanca”, “Matanca (Fornos de Algodres)”, “Matança (Fornos de Algodres)”, “Matança (freguesia)”, and “Matas”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dólmen da Matança and Necrópole das Forcadas.

Archaeological site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Photo: João Sousa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: João Sousa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forninhos and Casal Vasco.

Village
is a freguesia in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, , Portugal.

Village
is a small village in Portugal. is situated 4 km south of Matança.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of , district of Guarda. is situated 4 km south of Matança.

Matança

Latitude
40.6825° or 40° 40′ 57″ north
Longitude
-7.5299° or 7° 31′ 48″ west
Population
215
Elevation
598 metres (1,962 feet)
Open location code
8CGJMFMC+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1599416371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8012108
Wiki­data ID
Q32712
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Matança” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Matança”
  • Cebuano: “Matança”
  • Chechen: “Матанса (Гуарда)”
  • Chechen: “Матанса”
  • French: “Matança”
  • German: “Matança”
  • Kazakh: “Матанса”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Matança”
  • Portuguese: “Matança”
  • Russian: “Матанса”
  • Spanish: “Matança”
  • Tatar: “Матанса (Гуарда)”
  • Tatar: “Матанса”
  • Turkish: “Matança”
  • “Matança”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Valagotes and Fonte Fria.

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Highlights: Pena and Igreja Matriz - Nossa Senhora Medianeira de Todas as Graças.

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