Pillory of Mortágua
Pillory of Mortágua is a historic site in Mortágua, Vale de Remígio, Cortegaça e Almaça, Mortágua Municipality, Viseu District. Pillory of Mortágua is situated nearby to the town hall Câmara Municipal da Vila de Mortágua, as well as near the museum Centro de Interpretaçao Mortagua na Batalha do Bussaco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AJFAlmeida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Mortágua, Portugal
- Also known as: “Pillory of Mortagua”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mortágua train station and Monte de Lobos Halt.
Mortágua train station
Railway station
Photo: Karl Emil Biel, Public domain.
Mortágua train station is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Pillory of Mortágua.
Monte de Lobos Halt
Shelter
Photo: PG 123, Public domain.
Monte de Lobos Halt is a shelter, which is situated 3 km northwest of Pillory of Mortágua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mortágua and Santa Comba Dão.
Mortágua
Town
Photo: PG 123, Public domain.
Mortágua is a municipality in the district of Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,607, in an area of 251.18 square kilometres. The present mayor is Ricardo Sérgio Pardal, elected in 2021 by the Socialist Party.
Santa Comba Dão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santa Comba Dão is a city and municipality in Beira Alta, Portugal at the confluence of the Dão and Mondego Rivers.
Travanca do Mondego
Village
Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego is a civil parish in the municipality of Penacova, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Oliveira do Mondego and Travanca do Mondego. Travanca do Mondego is situated 9 km southeast of Pillory of Mortágua.
Pillory of Mortágua
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Mortágua, Vale de Remígio, Cortegaça e Almaça, Mortágua Municipality, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.39672° or 40° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
-8.2294° or 8° 13′ 46″ westInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8CGH9QWC+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3995964210OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20060564
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In Other Languages
“Pillory of Mortágua” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Mortagua”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Mortágua”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Interpretaçao Mortagua na Batalha do Bussaco and Câmara Municipal da Vila de Mortágua.
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