Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro
The Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro, also known as the Forte Velho or Fort of Areeiro, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: 17th Century fortress in Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Santo Amaro” and “Forte de Santo Amaro do rio de Oeiras”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete and Santo Amaro railway station.
Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete
Castle
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The Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete, also known as the Fort of Catalazete, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete is situated 480 metres southwest of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.
Santo Amaro railway station
Railway station
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Santo Amaro railway station is situated 640 metres northeast of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.
Oeiras railway station
Railway station
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Oeiras railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carcavelos and São Domingos de Rana.
Carcavelos
Village
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Carcavelos was, until 2013, a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 kilometres west of Lisbon. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede.
São Domingos de Rana
Village
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São Domingos de Rana is a civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, part of the Greater Lisbon subregion. The population in 2011 was 57,502, in an area of 20.36 km2. São Domingos de Rana is situated 3 km northwest of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.
Porto Salvo
Town
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Porto Salvo is a town, which is situated 4 km north of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.
Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro
Latitude
38.6818° or 38° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
-9.31516° or 9° 18′ 55″ westOpen location code
8CCGMMJM+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 158749032OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q10283920
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانتو امارو دو اريرو”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Amaro do Areeiro”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Amaro”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Areeiro”
- Portuguese: “Forte Velho”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia da Laje and Complexo Social das Forças Armadas.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro”. Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.