Balazar
Balazar is one of the seven parishes of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,543, in an area of 11.61 km². Each year thousands of pilgrims and many other tourists visit the Sanctuary of Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 2,540 residents
- Description: civil parish in Póvoa de Varzim
- Also known as: “70628371416” and “Balasar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Balazar and Castro de Bagunte.
Castro de Bagunte
Nature reserve
Photo: Jufsferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castro de Bagunte is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Balazar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fradelos and Macieira de Rates.
Fradelos
Village
Photo: Ct1fhl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fradelos is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Balazar.
Macieira de Rates
Village
Macieira de Rates is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 2,083, in an area of 7.85 km2. Macieira de Rates is situated 4 km north of Balazar.
Arcos
Village
Arcos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into Rio Mau e Arcos, a newer parish. In 2011 the population was 819 in an area of 5.81 km2. Arcos is situated 3½ km west of Balazar.
Balazar
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.4033° or 41° 24′ 12″ northLongitude
-8.6247° or 8° 37′ 29″ westPopulation
2,540Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
8CHHC93G+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 1962748177OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8012869Wikidata ID
Q804648
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Balazar” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Balazar”
- Cebuano: “Balazar”
- Chechen: “Балазар (Повуа-де-Варзин)”
- Chechen: “Балазар”
- Chinese: “Balasar (Póvoa de Varzim)”
- Chinese: “Balazar”
- Chinese: “巴拉萨尔”
- Dutch: “Balasar”
- Dutch: “Balazar (Povoa de Varzim)”
- Dutch: “Balazar”
- French: “Balasar”
- French: “Balazar”
- German: “Balasar”
- German: “Balazar”
- Kazakh: “Балазар (Повуа-де-Варзин)”
- Kazakh: “Балазар”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Balazar”
- Polish: “Balazar”
- Portuguese: “Balasar (povoa de varzim)”
- Portuguese: “Balasar (póvoa de varzim)”
- Portuguese: “Balasar”
- Portuguese: “Balazar (Povoa de Varzim)”
- Portuguese: “Balazar (Póvoa de Varzim)”
- Portuguese: “Balazar”
- Russian: “Балазар (Повуа-де-Варзин)”
- Russian: “Балазар”
- Spanish: “Balasar”
- Spanish: “Balazar”
- Swedish: “Balasar”
- Tatar: “Балазар (Повуа-де-Варзин)”
- Tatar: “Балазар”
- Turkish: “Balasar (Povoa de Varzim)”
- Turkish: “Balasar (póvoa de varzim)”
- Turkish: “Balasar (Póvoa de Varzim)”
- Turkish: “Balasar”
- Turkish: “Balazar”
- “Balazar”
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