Monterrei
Monterrei is a village in Monterrei, Ourense, Galicia. Monterrei is situated nearby to the locality A Borraquiña, as well as near A Viña do Conde.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Monterrei, Ourense Province, Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Monterrey and Igrexa de Santa María de Graza de Monterrei.
Castle of Monterrey
Castle
Photo: Ramon Piñeiro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Castle of Monterrey is a 15th-century castle at Monterrei, in Ourense, Galicia. It is located at what was then a strategic point on the frontier between the kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal.
Igrexa de Santa María de Graza de Monterrei
Church
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Igrexa de Santa María de Graza de Monterrei is a church.
Igrexa de San Fiz de Pazos
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de San Fiz de Pazos is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pazos and Verín.
Monterrei
- Categories: settlement in Galicia, municipality capital, and locality
- Location: Monterrei, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.94677° or 41° 56′ 48″ northLongitude
-7.44915° or 7° 26′ 57″ westElevation
464 metres (1,522 feet)Open location code
8CHJWHW2+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1459284582OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q12393539
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Monterrei” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monterrei”
- Catalan: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- Catalan: “Monterrei”
- French: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- French: “Monterrei”
- Galician: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- Galician: “Monterrei”
- German: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- German: “Monterrei”
- Italian: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- Italian: “Monterrei”
- Portuguese: “Monterrei, Monterrei, Monterrei”
- Portuguese: “Monterrei”
- Spanish: “Monterrey, Monterrey, Monterrey”
- Spanish: “Monterrey”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oficina de Turismo de Monterrei and Capela de San Gregorio de Pazos.
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