Rua da Encosta
Rua da Encosta is a bus stop in Terroso, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Rua da Encosta is situated nearby to the museum Núcleo Arqueológico da Cividade de Terroso, as well as near the peak Cividade Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cividade de Terroso and Cividade Hill.
Cividade de Terroso
Archaeological site
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. Cividade de Terroso is situated 310 metres southeast of Rua da Encosta.
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
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Rua da Encosta.
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 south of Rua da Encosta.
Laundos
Village
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Rua da Encosta.
Rua da Encosta
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Terroso, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.41383° or 41° 24′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.72403° or 8° 43′ 27″ westNetwork
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8CHHC77G+G9OpenStreetMap ID
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