British Cemetery, Elvas
The British Cemetery at Elvas, Portugal is one of the oldest British Military Cemeteries in existence. It holds only five known graves but two of these are the only marked graves of the thousands of British soldiers who fell at the Battle of Albuera and another is the sole marked grave of the thousands who fell in the three sieges of Badajoz.Photo: Sarah Strother King, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Elvas, Portugal
- Also known as: “British Cemetery” and “British Cemetery Elvas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Elvas and Capela de São João da Corujeira.
Castle of Elvas
Photo: Nmmacedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Elvas is a medieval military fortification in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcáçova, municipality of Elvas, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Campo Maior, Olivença and Juromenha. Castle of Elvas is situated 150 metres west of British Cemetery, Elvas.
Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco is a church.
British Cemetery, Elvas
- Category: burial
- Location: Caia, São Pedro e Alcáçova, Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.88323° or 38° 52′ 60″ northLongitude
-7.16146° or 7° 9′ 41″ westOpen location code
8CCJVRMQ+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 1157746666OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4969620
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Portuguese—“British Cemetery, Elvas” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “エルヴァス英軍墓地”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério dos Ingleses em Elvas”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério dos Ingleses”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradouro da Parada do Castelo, Elvas and Fábrica Museu da Ameixa (Elvas).
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