Queluz

Queluz is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Queluz e Belas. The population in 2011 was 26,248, in an area of 3.63 km2. The parish covered part of the city of .
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  • Type: Locality with 26,200 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Sintra municipality, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Queluz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lisbon Theatre and Film School and Necropolis of Carenque.

University
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon inherited the function of the National Conservatoire, founded by Almeida Garrett, in 1836, and of teaching Film, introduced in the same establishment since 1971.

Nature reserve
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
The is an archaeological site consisting of three well-preserved late Neolithic collective sepulchres or tombs, dating back to about 3000 BCE, which are dug into smooth limestone outcrops.

Railway station
Photo: Tuválkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amadora and Queluz.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially City of , is a city and municipality in the northwest of the and 10 km from central . The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km2.

Photo: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in municipality in , , and home to one of the finest examples of Rococo architecture in Europe: the National Palace.

Suburb
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km west of Queluz.

Queluz

Latitude
38.7549° or 38° 45′ 18″ north
Longitude
-9.2591° or 9° 15′ 33″ west
Population
26,200
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
8CCGQP3R+X9
Geo­Names ID
8012550
Wiki­data ID
Q14808749
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Queluz” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Келуш”
  • Cebuano: “Queluz”
  • Chinese: “Queluz”
  • Czech: “Queluz”
  • Dutch: “Queluz”
  • French: “Freguesia de Queluz”
  • German: “Freguesia de Queluz”
  • Greek: “Κελούζ”
  • Italian: “Freguesia de Queluz”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Queluz”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Queluz”
  • Portuguese: “Queluz (freguesia)”
  • Portuguese: “Queluz”
  • Russian: “Келуш”
  • Slovenian: “Queluz”
  • Spanish: “Freguesia de Queluz”
  • Turkish: “Queluz”
  • Turkish: “Querença”
  • Ukrainian: “Келуш”
  • Urdu: “کیلوج (سنترا)”
  • Urdu: “کیلوج”
  • “Freguesia de Queluz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Urbano Felício Loureiro and Largo Palácio de Queluz.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Queluz”. Photo: Rijo, Public domain.