Dólmen da Matança
Dólmen da Matança is an archaeological site in Matança, Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District. Dólmen da Matança is situated nearby to the peak Pena, as well as near the village Casal Vasco.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: dolmen in Matança, Portugal
- Also known as: “Anta de Corgas da Matança” and “Orca de Corgas da Matança”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Matança and Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres.
Pelourinho de Matança
Photo: João Sousa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pelourinho de Matança is situated 1½ km north of Dólmen da Matança.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Algodres is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Dólmen da Matança.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casal Vasco and Algodres.
Casal Vasco
Village
Casal Vasco is a small village in Portugal. It belongs to the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda. It's also located in the former region of Beira Alta. Casal Vasco is situated 2½ km southwest of Dólmen da Matança.
Algodres
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Algodres is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, district of Guarda. The population in 2011 was 349, in an area of 10.15 km2. Algodres is situated 3 km southeast of Dólmen da Matança.
Forninhos
Village
Forninhos is a freguesia in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 222, in an area of 9.62 km2. Forninhos is situated 4½ km northwest of Dólmen da Matança.
Dólmen da Matança
- Categories: anta, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Matança, Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.66896° or 40° 40′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.53263° or 7° 31′ 58″ westOperator
Sem afectaçãoOpen location code
8CGJMF98+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3318245204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1620345
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Dólmen da Matança” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Dolmen de Matança”
- French: “dolmen de Matança”
- French: “Dolmen de Matança”
- German: “Orca da Matança”
- Portuguese: “Corgas de Matança”
- Portuguese: “Dólmen da Matança”
- Portuguese: “Dólmen de Matança”
- Portuguese: “Orca de Corgas de Matança”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pena and Capela de São Clemente.
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