Matança
Matança is a village in Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District. Matança is situated near the hamlet Valagotes, as well as near Fonte Fria.- 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forninhos and Casal Vasco.
Forninhos
Village
Forninhos is a freguesia in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal.
Casal Vasco
Village
Casal Vasco is a small village in Portugal. Casal Vasco is situated 4 km south of Matança.
Algodres
Village
Algodres is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda. Algodres is situated 4 km south of Matança.
Matança
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Valagotes and Fonte Fria.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pena and Igreja Matriz - Nossa Senhora Medianeira de Todas as Graças.
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