Fort Santa Luzia
Fort Santa Luzia is located in Alentejo, in the city of Elvas, district of Portalegre, in Portugal. The Santa Luzia Fort has been classified as a National Monument since 1940.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Santa Luzia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Elvas and Museu Militar de Elvas.
Castle of Elvas
Photo: Nmmacedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Elvas is a medieval military fortification in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcáçova, municipality of Elvas, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Campo Maior, Olivença and Juromenha. Castle of Elvas is situated 1¼ km north of Fort Santa Luzia.
Museu Militar de Elvas
Museum
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu Militar de Elvas is situated 1 km north of Fort Santa Luzia.
Igreja de São Domingos (Elvas)
Church
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja de São Domingos (Elvas) is a church, which is situated 720 metres north of Fort Santa Luzia.
Fort Santa Luzia
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso, Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.87286° or 38° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-7.15827° or 7° 9′ 30″ westElevation
314 metres (1,030 feet)Operator
Câmara Municipal de Elvas, auto de cessão de 16 fevereiro 1976Open location code
8CCJVRFR+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 136929793OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
11874527Wikidata ID
Q10283905
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Fort Santa Luzia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fort de Santa Luzia”
- French: “fort de Santa Luzia”
- French: “Fort de Santa Luzia”
- Japanese: “サンタ・ルジーア要塞”
- Japanese: “サンタ・ルジア要塞”
- Portuguese: “Forte de santa luzia”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santa Luzia”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Santa Luzia”
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