Iglesia de San Mateo
Iglesia de San Mateo is the main church of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz, Spain. It was supposed to have been built in 1506 on the remains of an old mosque, although worship at the church has only been mentioned in documents since 1534, another date given for its inauguration.- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- …is also known as “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …stands 0.1 metres (0.33 feet) tall
- …has 2 floors
- Description: church building in Tarifa, Spain
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Tarifa and Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois.
Castle of Tarifa
Castle
The Castle of Tarifa, also known as Castle of Guzmán… Castle of Tarifa is situated 230 metres southwest of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois
Library
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois is a library, which is situated 160 metres south of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Puerta de Jerez
City gate
Puerta de Jerez is a city gate, which is situated 250 metres west of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.
Punta de Tarifa
Locality
Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa… El Cuartón is situated 8 km northeast of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Iglesia de San Mateo
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Latitude
36.01348° or 36° 0′ 49″ north
Longitude
-5.6018° or 5° 36′ 7″ west
Open location code
8C8P297X+97
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Iglesia de San Mateo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- French: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- Galician: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- German: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Mateo (Tarifa)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Mateo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
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Cádiz: Highlights
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