Portugal
Viana do Castelo District
Caminha

Âncora

Âncora is a village in , . Âncora is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
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  • Type: Village with 1,180 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Caminha
  • Also known as: “Ancora”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anta da Barrosa and Cividade de Âncora.

Archaeological site
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The , also known as Dolmen da Barrosa and Lapa dos Mouros, is located in the freguesia of , municipality of , , in .

Archaeological site
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The is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in and Âncora, at the border of the municipalities of and .

Fort
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The is a medieval fort in the civil parish of , municipality of in the Norte, classified as a Property of Public Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Praia de Âncora and Afife.

Town
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is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of in . It covers an area of 8.37 square kilometres and had 4,623 residents as of 2021.

Village
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is a civil parish located in the municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, in an area of 13.03 km2.

Village
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is a village.

Âncora

Latitude
41.796° or 41° 47′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.851° or 8° 51′ 4″ west
Population
1,180
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8CHHQ4WX+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3855624685
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8013213
Wiki­data ID
Q252668
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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: “Ancora”
  • Portuguese: “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”
  • “Âncora”

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Notable Places Nearby

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