Pillory of Rua
Pillory of Rua is a historic site in União das freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró, Baião, Porto District. Pillory of Rua is situated nearby to the church Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, as well as near Igreja de Teixeira.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pillory in Baião, Portugal
- Also known as: “Pillory of Rua (Baiao)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesão Frio Municipality and Santa Marinha do Zêzere.
Mesão Frio Municipality
Town
Mesão Frio is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,433, in an area of 26.65 km2. Mesão Frio Municipality is situated 4½ km southeast of Pillory of Rua.
Santa Marinha do Zêzere
Town
Photo: Smz007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Marinha do Zêzere is a town, which is situated 6 km southwest of Pillory of Rua.
Barqueiros
Village
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barqueiros is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Pillory of Rua.
Pillory of Rua
- Categories: whipping post, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró, Baião, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.19117° or 41° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.92291° or 7° 55′ 23″ westInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8CHJ53RG+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 3995964392OpenStreetMap feature
historic=pilloryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10348186
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In Other Languages
“Pillory of Rua” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Rua”
- Portuguese: “Pelourinho de Teixeira”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios and Igreja de Teixeira.
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