Fort of Santa Cruz

Fort of Santa Cruz, is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of , municipality of Horta, on the island of in the .
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  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Castello de Santa Cruz”
    “Fort of Bom Jesus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ermida de Santo António and Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a church.
Luissilveira, Public domain.
is situated 290 metres north of Fort of Santa Cruz.
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is situated 390 metres south of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena.
Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality along the western coast of the island of , in the Portuguese . is situated 9 km east of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Fort of Santa Cruz

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Latitude
38.53167° or 38° 31′ 54″ north
Longitude
-28.6265° or 28° 37′ 35″ west
Open location code
89CHG9JF+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6255671398
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
11820759
Wiki­data ID
Q3078244

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort of Santa Cruz” goes by many names.

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