Cividade de Terroso
Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.- Type: Hill with an elevation of 153 metres
- Description: building in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Monte da Cividade de Terroso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cividade Hill and São Félix Hill.
Cividade Hill
Peak
Cividade Hill or Cividade de Terroso Hill with an elevation of 153 metres is one of the two hills next to the city of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. Cividade Hill's most notable feature is Cividade de Terroso in the hilltop.
São Félix Hill
Peak
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São Félix Hill or Mount São Félix, Monte de São Félix in Portuguese, is the highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 202 metres. São Félix Hill is situated 2½ km north of Cividade de Terroso.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amorim and Beiriz.
Amorim
Village
Amorim is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. It is bordered by Aver-o-Mar to the west and by Terroso to the east.
Beiriz
Suburb
Beiriz is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,229 inhabitants and a total area of 4.31 km2. Beiriz is situated 2½ km southwest of Cividade de Terroso.
Laundos
Village
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Laundos or Laúndos is one of the seven civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,055, in an area of 8.53 km2. The name was first documented in 1033 as Montis Lanutus referring to São Félix Hill. Laundos is situated 3 km north of Cividade de Terroso.
Cividade de Terroso
- Categories: hillfort, archaeological site, cultural heritage, and landform
- Location: Terroso, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Cividade de Terroso” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Basque: “Terrosoko kastroa”
- Catalan: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Dutch: “Cividade de Terroso”
- French: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Galician: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Italian: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Portuguese: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Spanish: “Cividade de Terroso”
- Ukrainian: “Городище Террошу”
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