Fort São Roque

Fort São Roque is a fort in , , . Fort São Roque is situated nearby to , as well as near the town hall .
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: bastion forts in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Forte de Sao Roque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Municipal library and Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide.

Library
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 250 metres southwest of Fort São Roque.

Town hall
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 330 metres west of Fort São Roque.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Synagogue of Castelo de Vide is a well-preserved medieval synagogue in Santa Maria da Devesa, , in the of . Built in the late 14th century, the former synagogue was repurposed in April 2019 as a Jewish museum dedicated to Castelo de Vide's historical Jewish community. is situated 540 metres northwest of Fort São Roque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marvão and São Salvador da Aramenha.

Photo: Stephen Colebourne, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain village of 3,000 people in perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede.

Village
Photo: Mike Steele, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Fort São Roque.

Village
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Fort São Roque.

Fort São Roque

Latitude
39.41487° or 39° 24′ 54″ north
Longitude
-7.45145° or 7° 27′ 5″ west
Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)
Inception
1705
Open location code
8CFJCG7X+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33079120
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
11874856
Wiki­data ID
Q10284056
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Spanish—“Fort São Roque” goes by many names.

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