Âncora
Âncora is a village in Caminha, Viana do Castelo District and has about 1,180 residents. Âncora is situated near the hamlet Gelfa, as well as near the village Afife.- Village with 1,180 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 62 metres (203 feet)
- Description: civil parish in Caminha
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anta da Barrosa and Cividade de Âncora.
Anta da Barrosa
Archaeological site
The Anta da Barrosa, also known as Dolmen da Barrosa…
Cividade de Âncora
Archaeological site
The Cividade de Âncora is an archaeological site…
Fort of Lagarteira
Fort
The Fort of Lagarteira is a medieval fort in the civil…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Praia de Âncora and Afife.
Vila Praia de Âncora
Town
Vila Praia de Âncora is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Caminha in Portugal.
Afife
Village
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo.
Âncora
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Latitude
41.796° or 41° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.851° or 8° 51′ 4″ west
Open location code
8CHHQ4WX+9H
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Âncora” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Âncora”
- Catalan: “Âncora”
- Cebuano: “Âncora”
- Chechen: “Анкора (Каминья)”
- Chechen: “Анкора”
- Dutch: “Ancora (Caminha)”
- Dutch: “Âncora”
- French: “Âncora”
- Galician: “Âncora”
- German: “Âncora”
- Kazakh: “Анкора (Каминья)”
- Kazakh: “Анкора”
- Portuguese: “Ancora (Caminha)”
- Portuguese: “Âncora (Caminha)”
- Portuguese: “Âncora (freguesia)”
- Portuguese: “Ancora”
- Portuguese: “Âncora”
- Portuguese: “Freguesia de Âncora”
- Russian: “Анкора (Каминья)”
- Russian: “Анкора”
- Spanish: “Ancora (Caminha)”
- Spanish: “Âncora (Caminha)”
- Spanish: “Ancora”
- Spanish: “Âncora”
- Tatar: “Анкора (Каминья)”
- Tatar: “Анкора”
- Turkish: “Âncora”
- Turkish: “Ansiaes”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Campo de Futebol do Centro Cultural e Desportivo Ancorense and Bombeiros da Sereia da Gelfa.
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