Castle of Penas Róias
The Castle of Penas Roias is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Roias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of district of Bragança.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle in Penas Roias, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Penas Roias”, “Castelo de Penas Roías”, “Castle of Penas Roias”, “Penas Roias Castle”, and “Penas Róias Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Penas Róias and Pillory of Azinhoso.
Igreja Paroquial de Penas Róias
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Penas Róias is a church.
Pillory of Azinhoso
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pillory of Azinhoso is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.
Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria de Azinhoso
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria de Azinhoso is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azinhoso and Castanheira.
Azinhoso
Village
Photo: Fagp, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Azinhoso is a Portuguese freguesia in the Concelho of Mogadouro. The population in 2011 was 307, in an area of 30.80 km². It was parish and capital of Concelho between 1386 and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1801 it had 302 inhabitants. Azinhoso is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.
Castanheira
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castanheira is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Castle of Penas Róias.
Sanhoane
Village
Sanhoane was a parish in the municipality of Mogadouro, Portugal. In the 2012/2013 administrative reorganisation, it became the seat of the Brunhozinho, Castanheira e Sanhoane parish union. Sanhoane is situated 8 km east of Castle of Penas Róias.
Castle of Penas Róias
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Penas Roias, Mogadouro Municipality, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.39226° or 41° 23′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.65426° or 6° 39′ 15″ westElevation
718 metres (2,356 feet)Operator
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Castle of Penas Róias” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Penas Róias”
- French: “château de Penas Róias”
- French: “Château de Penas Róias”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Penas Roias”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Penas Róias”
- Russian: “Замок Пенаш-Ройяш”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Penas Roias”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Penas Róias”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Penas Róias”. Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.