Castelo de Ranhados
Castelo de Ranhados is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Ranhados, municipality of Mêda, district of Guarda. The castle was either built in 1286 when King Denis gave a charter to reconstruct a castle from a Lusitanian fort or when in 1381 Ferdinand I donated the village to Távora brothers.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Ranhados and Igreja Paroquial de Ranhados.
Pelourinho de Ranhados
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Ranhados is situated 120 metres east of Castelo de Ranhados.
Igreja Paroquial de Ranhados
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Ranhados is a church, which is situated 120 metres east of Castelo de Ranhados.
Pelourinho de Souto
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Souto is situated 3½ km northwest of Castelo de Ranhados.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedovim and Penedono.
Cedovim
Town
Photo: AJFAlmeida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cedovim is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 338, in an area of 32.10 km2. Cedovim is situated 4 km northeast of Castelo de Ranhados.
Penedono
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penedono is a municipality in the northern district of Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,952, in an area of 133.71 km2. Penedono is situated 5 km west of Castelo de Ranhados.
Poço do Canto
Village
Poço do Canto is a freguesia in the municipality of Mêda, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 443, in an area of 16.22 km2. Poço do Canto is situated 5 km east of Castelo de Ranhados.
Castelo de Ranhados
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Mêda Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ranhados, Mêda Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.99353° or 40° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-7.33123° or 7° 19′ 52″ westOperator
Câmara Municipal de Mêda, auto de cessão de 29 Novembro 1943Open location code
8CGJXMV9+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 259606823OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5049819
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castelo de Ranhados” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Ranhados”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de ranhados”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ranhados”
- Turkish: “Ranhados Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe and Junta de Freguesia de Ranhados.
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