Junqueira
Junqueira is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District. Junqueira is situated nearby to the hamlet Figueiral, as well as near Poço Barreto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poço Barreto halt and Silves railway station.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024. Silves railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Junqueira.
Deutsche Schule Algarve
School
Deutsche Schule Algarve (DSA; Portuguese: Escola Alemã do Algarve is a German international school in Silves, Algarve, Portugal. It serves grundschule until grades 11–12. Deutsche Schule Algarve is situated 3 km southwest of Junqueira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Alcantarilha.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 4 km south of Junqueira.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 6 km southeast of Junqueira.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 7 km west of Junqueira.
Junqueira
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.16268° or 37° 9′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.40417° or 8° 24′ 15″ westOpen location code
8C9H5H7W+38OpenStreetMap ID
node 9845397779OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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