Figueirinha
Figueirinha is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 50 residents. Figueirinha is situated nearby to the hamlet Figueiral, as well as near Medeiros.Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Silves railway station.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 2½ km west of Figueirinha.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024. Silves railway station is situated 2½ km west of Figueirinha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Estômbar.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 7 km south of Figueirinha.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 8 km southwest of Figueirinha.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Alcantarilha is situated 8 km southeast of Figueirinha.
Figueirinha
- Type: Hamlet with 50 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.18371° or 37° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
-8.41202° or 8° 24′ 43″ westPopulation
50Open location code
8C9H5HMQ+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13334176884OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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