Cruzeiro de São Julião
Cruzeiro de São Julião is a wayside cross in União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Cruzeiro de São Julião is situated nearby to the church Capela de São Julião, as well as near the heritage site Casa da Quinta da Calçada.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Melgaço, Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa da Quinta da Calçada and Castle of Melgaço.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Cruzeiro de São Julião.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century. Castle of Melgaço is situated 480 metres west of Cruzeiro de São Julião.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church, which is situated 480 metres north of Cruzeiro de São Julião.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roussas and Chaviães.
Roussas
Village
Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas. It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.
Chaviães
Village
Chaviães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.
Prado
Village
Prado is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.
Cruzeiro de São Julião
- Categories: cultural heritage and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.11605° or 42° 6′ 58″ northLongitude
-8.25437° or 8° 15′ 16″ westOpen location code
8CJH4P8W+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2353657467OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q66815144
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In Other Languages
“Cruzeiro de São Julião” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Cruzeiro de São Julião”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de São Julião and Segurança Social de Melgaço.
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