Monte da Penha
Monte da Penha, or Monte de Santa Catarina, is the highest point in the Portuguese city of Guimarães, with a height of 613 metres above mean sea level.Photo: Manuel Rocha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 613 metres
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Guimarães, Portugal
- Also known as: “Monte de Penha”, “Penha”, and “Penha archaeological site”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Guimarães and Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.
Castle of Guimarães
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal. It was built under the orders of Mumadona Dias in the 10th century to defend the monastery from attacks by Moors and Norsemen.
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga.
Guimarães railway station
Railway station
Photo: V.B.Speranza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guimarães railway station is the terminus of the Linha de Guimarães, a railway line that connects the city of Porto with Guimarães, in the Braga District of Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azurém and Creixomil.
Azurém
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here.
Urgezes
Village
Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes, is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 5,259 on an area of 3.31 km2.
Monte da Penha
- Categories: hill, archaeological site, human settlement, cultural heritage, and landform
- Location: Costa, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.4298° or 41° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
-8.2686° or 8° 16′ 7″ westElevation
613 metres (2,011 feet)Open location code
8CHHCPHJ+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5584340745OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q10332057
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Monte da Penha” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monte da Penha”
- Portuguese: “Abrigos rupestres da Penha”
- Portuguese: “Estação arqueológica da Penha”
- Portuguese: “Estação Arqueológica da Penha”
- Portuguese: “Monte da Penha”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Pio IX and Santuário da Penha.
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