Fanhões
Fanhões is a village in Loures, Lisbon District. Fanhões is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cocho, as well as near the locality Janela da Boca.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anta de Casaínhos and Fort of Ribas.
Anta de Casaínhos
Archaeological site
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anta de Casaínhos is an archaeological site.
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 Mosqueiro
Protected area
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The Fort of Mosqueiro, also known as the Redoubt of Mosqueiro, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the Lines of Torres Vedras, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bucelas and Santo Antão do Tojal.
Bucelas
Town
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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. Bucelas is situated 3½ km northeast of Fanhões.
Santo Antão do Tojal
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santo Antão do Tojal is a Portuguese locality in the Municipality of Loures. It was the seat of the extinct Parish of Santo Antão do Tojal, which had an area of 15.13 km² and 4,216 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 278.7 inhabitants/km².
Lousa
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lousa is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Fanhões.
Fanhões
- Type: Village with 2,640 residents
- Description: civil parish in Loures
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.8821° or 38° 52′ 56″ northLongitude
-9.1528° or 9° 9′ 10″ westPopulation
2,640Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)Open location code
8CCGVRJW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1644098963OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8012506Wikidata ID
Q1395657
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Fanhões” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Fanhões”
- Cebuano: “Fanhões”
- Chechen: “Фаньойнш”
- Chinese: “Fanhões”
- Dutch: “Fanhoes”
- Dutch: “Fanhões”
- French: “Fanhões”
- German: “Fanhões”
- Kazakh: “Фаньойнш”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Fanhões”
- Polish: “Fanhões”
- Portuguese: “Fanhoes”
- Portuguese: “Fanhões”
- Russian: “Фаньойнш”
- Spanish: “Fanhoes”
- Spanish: “Fanhões”
- Tatar: “Фаньойнш”
- Turkish: “Fanhoes”
- Turkish: “Fanhões”
- Ukrainian: “Фаньойнш”
- “Fanhões”
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Localities in the Area
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