Pillory of Bragança
The Pillory of Bragança is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, erected over a four-step octagonal platform, located in the civil parish of Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo, municipality of Bragança.Photo: Garsd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Bragança, Portugal
- Also known as: “Pillory of Braganca” and “Porca da Vila”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje and Igreja de Santa Maria.
Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje
Museum
Photo: Jufsferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje is a museum.
Igreja de Santa Maria
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja de Santa Maria is a church.
Domus Municipalis
Building
Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Domus Municipalis is a Romanesque building in the northeastern municipality of Bragança in Portugal. The exact function of this building, even after research completed in the 20th century, is still largely unknown: it could have served as cistern, but there are doubts if this was its primary function.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samil and Gimonde.
Samil
Village
Photo: Karsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samil is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,246, in an area of 10.25 km2. Samil is situated 3 km south of Pillory of Bragança.
Gimonde
Village
Photo: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gimonde is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 341, in an area of 16.50 km2. Gimonde is situated 4 km east of Pillory of Bragança.
São Pedro de Sarracenos
Village
São Pedro de Sarracenos is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 366, in an area of 15.91 km2. São Pedro de Sarracenos is situated 4½ km south of Pillory of Bragança.
Pillory of Bragança
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo, Bragança, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.80414° or 41° 48′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.7497° or 6° 44′ 59″ westElevation
700 metres (2,297 feet)Open location code
8CHMR732+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12591762124OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11818554Wikidata ID
Q10348080
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Pillory of Bragança” goes by many names.
- French: “pilori de Bragance”
- French: “Pilori de Bragance”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Braganca”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Bragança”
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