Vela

Vela is a village in , and has about 423 residents. Vela is situated near the locality , as well as near the village .
  • Village with 423 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 500 metres (1,640 feet)
  • Description: civil parish in Guarda

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Famalicão and Vale de Estrela.
is a parish in the municipality of in Portugal. is situated 6 km west of Vela.
Adão Ibag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Vela.

Vela

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Latitude
40.4406° or 40° 26′ 26″ north
Longitude
-7.3109° or 7° 18′ 39″ west
Open location code
8CGJCMRQ+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8846394021
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8012165
Wiki­data ID
Q45879

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Vela” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vela”
  • Cebuano: “Vela”
  • Chechen: “Вела (Гуарда)”
  • Chechen: “Вела”
  • Dutch: “Vela (Guarda)”
  • Dutch: “Vela”
  • French: “Vela”
  • German: “Vela”
  • Kazakh: “Вела”
  • Portuguese: “Vela (Guarda)”
  • Portuguese: “Vela”
  • Russian: “Вела”
  • Spanish: “Vela”
  • Tatar: “Вела (Гуарда)”
  • Tatar: “Вела”
  • Turkish: “Vela”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Capela de Santo Antão and Capela de São Roque.

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