Zibreira
Zibreira is a civil parish in Portugal, located within the municipality of Torres Novas, in the Santarém District. It is noted for the Aroeria cave, where the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis was found, being the oldest trace of human history in Portugal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of Aroeira and Gruta da Nascente do Almonda.
Cave of Aroeira
Cave
The Cave of Aroeira is an archaeological and paleoanthropological site in the Portuguese Estremadura Limestone Massif. The cave is located in the village of Almonda, in the civil parish of Zibreira, in the municipality of Torres Novas in the district of Santarém.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alcanena Municipality and Moitas Venda.
Alcanena Municipality
Town
Alcanena is a Portuguese town and municipality of Ribatejo in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 13,868, in an area of 127.33 km². The current mayor is Rui Anastácio and the president of the Municipal Assembly is Silvestre Pereira. Alcanena Municipality is situated 6 km southwest of Zibreira.
Moitas Venda
Village
Moitas Venda is a civil parish in Alcanena Municipality, in the Médio Tejo Subregion of Oeste e Vale do Tejo Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 866, in an area of 6.75 km². Moitas Venda is situated 4 km west of Zibreira.
Zibreira
- Type: Locality with 940 residents
- Location: Torres Novas, Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.4858° or 39° 29′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.6119° or 8° 36′ 43″ west
Population
940
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
8CFHF9PQ+86
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