Castle of Monforte
The Castle of Monforte, also referred to as Castelo de Monforte de Rio Livre, is a medieval castle located in the Águas Frias parish, Monforte de village, Chaves municipality in Vila Real district of Portugal.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: National Monument in Águas Frias, Chaves, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de monforte de rio livre”, “Castelo de Monforte de Rio Livre”, “Castelo e cerca urbana de Monforte de Rio Livre”, and “Castle of Monforte (Chaves)”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Oucidres and Santo Estêvão.
Freguesia de Oucidres
Village
Freguesia de Oucidres is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Castle of Monforte.
Santo Estêvão
Town
Vila Verde da Raia
Village
Vila Verde da Raia is a civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, Portugal. Vila Verde da Raia is situated 6 km northwest of Castle of Monforte.
Castle of Monforte
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Águas Frias, Chaves, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.76288° or 41° 45′ 46″ north
Longitude
-7.35556° or 7° 21′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CHJQJ7V+5Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Castle of Monforte” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة مونفورت”
- French: “Château de Monforte (Chaves)”
- French: “Château de Monforte”
- German: “Schloss von Monforte”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Monforte (Chaves)”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Monforte”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Monforte (Chaves)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Monforte”
- Turkish: “Chaves Kalesi”
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