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Lisbon District
Lisbon

Penha de França

Penha de França is a freguesia and typical quarter of , the capital city of . Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of , east of , south of , and west of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of São Jorge and Santa Justa Lift.

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São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the capital of , located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.

Photo: Maria Eklind, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , also called Carmo Lift, is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of , in the historic center of , Portugal.

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, commonly known as ombú in Spanish and umbu in Portuguese, is a massive evergreen tree in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae, native to the Pampas of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bairro Alto and Alfama.

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is a district in , . Beyond itself, the district includes other neighbourhoods, notably Chiado and Príncipe Real.

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The is the oldest neighborhood of , spreading on the slope between the and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".

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is a district in , . The has many squares and monuments, offering numerous photo opportunities. The area suffered devastating destruction in the Great Earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1 November 1755.

Penha de França

Latitude
38.7262° or 38° 43′ 34″ north
Longitude
-9.1269° or 9° 7′ 37″ west
Population
28,500
Elevation
83 metres (272 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPVGF+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4360242987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12573302
Wiki­data ID
Q1786389
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Penha de França” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Penha de França”
  • Catalan: “Penha de França”
  • Cebuano: “Penha de França”
  • Chechen: “Пенья-де-Франса (Португали)”
  • Chechen: “Пенья-де-Франса”
  • Chinese: “Penha de França”
  • Dutch: “Penha de Franca”
  • Dutch: “Penha de França”
  • French: “Penha de França”
  • Georgian: “პენია-დე-ფრანსა”
  • German: “Penha de França”
  • Italian: “Penha de França”
  • Kazakh: “Penʹya-de-Fransa”
  • Kazakh: “Пенья-де-Франса”
  • Kazakh: “پەنيا-دە-فرانسا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Penha de França”
  • Polish: “Penha de França”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia da Penha de França”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Penha de França”
  • Portuguese: “Penha de Franca (Lisboa)”
  • Portuguese: “Penha de França (Lisboa)”
  • Portuguese: “Penha de Franca”
  • Portuguese: “Penha de França”
  • Russian: “Пенья-де-Франса”
  • Spanish: “Penha de Franca”
  • Spanish: “Penha de França”
  • Tatar: “Пенья-де-Франса (Португалия)”
  • Tatar: “Пенья-де-Франса”
  • Turkish: “Penha de França”
  • Turkish: “Penha Longa”
  • Ukrainian: “Пеня-де-Франса”
  • “Penha de França”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Infantil da Avenida General Roçadas and Biblioteca da Penha de França.

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