Castle of Alcobaça
The Castle of Alcobaça is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alcobaça e Vestiaria, municipality of Alcobaça, in the Portuguese district of Leiria.Photo: Celiaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Alcobaça, Leiria District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Alcobaça”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Municipal de Alcobaça and Jardim Escola João de Deus.
Biblioteca Municipal de Alcobaça
Library
Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biblioteca Municipal de Alcobaça is a library, which is situated 300 metres east of Castle of Alcobaça.
Jardim Escola João de Deus
School building
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jardim Escola João de Deus is a school building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Évora de Alcobaça and Cela.
Évora de Alcobaça
Village
Évora de Alcobaça is a freguesia in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,485, in an area of 42.42 km2. Évora de Alcobaça is situated 4 km south of Castle of Alcobaça.
Cela
Town
Cela is a freguesia in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,264, in an area of 25.83 km2. It received town status in 1999. Cela is situated 4½ km west of Castle of Alcobaça.
Aljubarrota
Town
Photo: Celiaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aljubarrota is a town, which is situated 5 km east of Castle of Alcobaça.
Castle of Alcobaça
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Alcobaça e Vestiaria, Alcobaça, Leiria District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.55046° or 39° 33′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.98242° or 8° 58′ 57″ westElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8CFHH229+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 10246538258OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle of Alcobaça” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Alcobaça”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Alcobaca”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de alcobaça”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Alcobaça”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcobaça”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcobasa”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcobaza”
- Turkish: “Alcobaça Kalesi”
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