Fortlet of São Mamede
Fortlet of São Mamede is a fort in Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso, Elvas, Portalegre District. Access is restricted and requires permission. Fortlet of São Mamede is situated nearby to Fort Santa Luzia.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortlet in Elvas, Portugal
- Also known as: “Fortim de Sao Mamede” and “Fortlet of Sao Mamede”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Santa Luzia and Castle of Elvas.
Fort Santa Luzia
Fort
Photo: Dafema, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Fort Santa Luzia is situated 350 metres northwest of Fortlet of São Mamede.
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 1½ km northwest of Fortlet of São Mamede.
Museu Militar de Elvas
Museum
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu Militar de Elvas is situated 1 km north of Fortlet of São Mamede.
Fortlet of São Mamede
- Categories: blockhouse, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Assunção, Ajuda, Salvador e Santo Ildefonso, Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.87117° or 38° 52′ 16″ northLongitude
-7.15486° or 7° 9′ 18″ westElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open location code
8CCJVRCW+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 10768887087OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fortlet of São Mamede” goes by many names.
- French: “fortin de São Mamede”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Mamede”
- Portuguese: “Fortim de São Mamede”
- Turkish: “São Mamede Hisarı”
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