Castle of Freixo de Numão
The Castle of Freixo de Numão is a Portuguese calcolithic and bronze age walled enclosure in civil parish of Freixo de Numão, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the district of Guarda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numao” and “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão.
Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Freixo de Numão is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Freixo de Numão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freixo de Numão and Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
Freixo de Numão
Town
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freixo de Numão is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 609, in an area of 36.35 km2. Freixo de Numão is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Freixo de Numão.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. It principal draw for visitors are the sites of prehistoric rock art scattered through the nearby Côa Valley, and the museum in town that serves as a portal for understanding them.
Touça
Village
Photo: David Perez, CC BY 4.0.
Touça is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Castle of Freixo de Numão.
Castle of Freixo de Numão
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Freixo de Numão, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.07259° or 41° 4′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.19243° or 7° 11′ 33″ westElevation
674 metres (2,211 feet)Operator
DRCNorte, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009Open location code
8CHJ3RF5+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 400006630OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
11810221Wikidata ID
Q1048959
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Castle of Freixo de Numão” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
- French: “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
- German: “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
- Portuguese: “Povoado do Castelo Velho de Freixo de Numão”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Freixo de Numão”. Photo: Duca696, CC BY-SA 3.0.