Leça da Palmeira

Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of north of the Leça river. It was merged with the parish of Matosinhos in 2013, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa da Arquitectura and Estádio do Mar.

Museum
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is a museum.

Stadium
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The is a multi-use in , . It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 9,730 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.

Castle
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The , commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of in the northern municipality of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldoar and Custóias.

Suburb
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish , Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 12,843, in an area of 2.41 km². is situated 3½ km southeast of Leça da Palmeira.

Town
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish , Leça do Balio e Guifões. is situated 4½ km east of Leça da Palmeira.

Suburb
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is a civil parish of the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 38,012, in an area of 5.83 km2. The Hospital da Prelada, a reputed private hospital of Porto city established in 1988 which operates for the state-run national… is situated 5 km southeast of Leça da Palmeira.

Leça da Palmeira

Latitude
41.1939° or 41° 11′ 38″ north
Longitude
-8.6977° or 8° 41′ 52″ west
Population
18,500
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8CHH58V2+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9010449317
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8014478
Wiki­data ID
Q1822474
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Leça da Palmeira” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Catalan: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Cebuano: “Leça da Palmeira (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Chechen: “Леса-да-Палмейра”
  • Chinese: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Chinese: “莱萨-达帕尔梅拉”
  • Danish: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • French: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Galician: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • German: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Italian: “Freguesia de Leça da Palmeira”
  • Italian: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Japanese: “レサ・ダ・パルメイラ”
  • Kazakh: “Леса-да-Палмейра”
  • Malay: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Leça da Palmeira”
  • Portuguese: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Portuguese: “Leça de Palmeira (freguesia)”
  • Russian: “Леса-да-Палмейра”
  • Spanish: “Leca da Palmeira”
  • Spanish: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • Tatar: “Леса-да-Палмейра”
  • Turkish: “Leça da palmeira”
  • Turkish: “Leça da Palmeira”
  • “Freguesia de Leça da Palmeira”
  • “Leça da Palmeira”

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