Torres Vedras e Matacães
Torres Vedras e Matacães is a civil parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras and Matacães. The population in 2011 was 25,717, in an area of 62.44 km2.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 27,800 residents
- Description: civil parish in Torres Vedras
- Also known as: “Santa Maria, Sao Pedro e Matacaes”, “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”, and “Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago e Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of São Vicente and Castelo de Torres Vedras.
Fort of São Vicente
Protected area
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fort of São Vicente is in the town and municipality of Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. In 1809 it was the first of 152 forts, redoubts and other defences to be developed as part of three defensive lines between the Atlantic Ocean and…
Castelo de Torres Vedras
Castle
Castelo de Torres Vedras is a castle in Torres Vedras, Portugal. Characterized by a mix of Gothic and Manueline features, it is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
Centro de Artes e Criatividade
Museum
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Centro de Artes e Criatividade is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Runa and Ramalhal.
Runa
Village
Runa is a former civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Torres Vedras. The community had 1004 inhabitants as of June 30, 2011. On September 29, 2013, the civil parishes of Runa and Dois Portos were merged to form the new civil parish of União das Freguesias de Dois Portos e Runa. Runa is situated 5 km southeast of Torres Vedras e Matacães.
Ramalhal
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ramalhal is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Torres Vedras e Matacães.
Turcifal
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Turcifal is a town, which is situated 6 km south of Torres Vedras e Matacães.
Torres Vedras e Matacães
- Category: freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Torres Vedras e Matacães” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Basque: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Chinese: “Torres Vedras e Matacães”
- French: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Portuguese: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Portuguese: “Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães”
- Portuguese: “Torres Vedras e Matacães”
- Portuguese: “União das freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães”
- Spanish: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro e Santiago e Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães”
- Turkish: “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
- Turkish: “Santa Marinha de Oriz”
- “Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães”
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