Santarém District
Torres Novas
Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca

Castle of Torres Novas

The Castle of Torres Novas is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Torres Novas, Lapas e Ribeira Branca, municipality of , . It is classified as a National Monument.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: building in Torres Novas Municipality, Santarém District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Castelo de Torres Novas” and “Castelo De Torres Novas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edifício da Rua do Conde de Torres Novas and Municipal library.

Town hall
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 110 metres east of Castle of Torres Novas.

Library
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 120 metres northeast of Castle of Torres Novas.

Museum
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 190 metres east of Castle of Torres Novas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meia Via and Nossa Senhora de Fátima.

Village
Photo: Meiaviense, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Castle of Torres Novas.

Village
Photo: Protectportugal, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Castle of Torres Novas.

Village
is a civil parish in , located within the municipality of , in the . It is noted for the Aroeria cave, where the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis was found, being the oldest trace of human history in Portugal. is situated 6 km west of Castle of Torres Novas.

Castle of Torres Novas

Latitude
39.47993° or 39° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-8.54058° or 8° 32′ 26″ west
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Operator
Câmara Municipal de Torres Novas, auto de cessão de 26 Novembro 1945
Open location code
8CFHFFH5+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126223511
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11810311
Wiki­data ID
Q5049837
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Castle of Torres Novas” goes by many names.

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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 Torres Novas”. Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.