Alcantarilha e Pêra
Alcantarilha e Pêra is a civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alcantarilha and Pêra. The population in 2011 was 4,972, in an area of 46.26 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 5,000 residents
- Description: civil parish in Silves
- Also known as: “União das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pêra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alcantarilha railway station and Casa da Coroa.
Alcantarilha railway station
Railway station
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Alcantarilha is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 19 March 1900.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
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Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened. Poço Barreto halt is situated 4 km west of Alcantarilha e Pêra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra.
Alcantarilha
Town
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Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory.
Armação de Pêra
Town
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Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 5 km south of Alcantarilha e Pêra.
Algoz
Town
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Algoz is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. Algoz is situated 4 km northeast of Alcantarilha e Pêra.
Alcantarilha e Pêra
- Category: freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Alcantarilha e Pêra” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Basque: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Basque: “União das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- French: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- French: “União das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Portuguese: “Alcantarilha e Pera”
- Portuguese: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pera”
- Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Spanish: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Alcantarilha e Pêra”
- Turkish: “Alcantarilha e Pêra”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Algoz River and Faldo Golf.
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