Bucelas
Bucelas is a civil parish in the municipality of Loures, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,663, in an area of 33.97 km². The town is known for its Bucelas DOC wine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Bucelas Wine and Vineyard Museum and Fort of Arpim.
Fort of Arpim
Protected area
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The Fort of Arpim is in the parish of Bucelas in the municipality of Loures, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. It was constructed during the Peninsular War, forming part of the first of three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras aimed at protecting Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, from French invasion.
Fort of Ribas
Protected area
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The Fort of Ribas, also known as the Redoubt of Ribas and the Redoubt of Freixial Alto, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the second of the three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras, between the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Ribas is situated 4 km west of Bucelas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vialonga and Fanhões.
Vialonga
Town
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Vialonga is a town and freguesia in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Its population in 2021 was 21,261. Vialonga is situated 4½ km southeast of Bucelas.
Fanhões
Village
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Fanhões is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Bucelas.
Arranhó
Town
Arranhó is a civil parish in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,531, in an area of 21.47 km². Arranhó is situated 6 km north of Bucelas.
Bucelas
- Type: Town with 4,800 residents
- Description: civil parish in Loures
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.9016° or 38° 54′ 6″ northLongitude
-9.1187° or 9° 7′ 7″ westPopulation
4,800Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)Open location code
8CCGWV2J+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1297372113OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
8012504Wikidata ID
Q997658
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Bucelas” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Bucelas”
- Cebuano: “Bucelas”
- Chechen: “Буселаш”
- Chinese: “Bucelas”
- French: “Bucelas”
- German: “Bucelas”
- Irish: “Bucelas”
- Kazakh: “Буселаш”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bucelas”
- Polish: “Bucelas”
- Portuguese: “Bucelas”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Bucelas”
- Russian: “Буселаш”
- Spanish: “Bucelas”
- Tatar: “Буселаш”
- Turkish: “Bucelas”
- Ukrainian: “Буселаш”
- “Bucelas”
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