Fort of Subserra
The Fort of Subserra, also known as the Fort of Alhandra, is situated at 142 metres above sea level close to Alhandra in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira in the Lisbon District of Portugal.Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: 19th-century fort in Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte 1º de Subserra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alhandra Train Station and Alverca do Ribatejo.
Alhandra Train Station
Railway stop
Photo: Rubenramalho 94, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alhandra Train Station is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km east of Fort of Subserra.
Alverca do Ribatejo
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alverca do Ribatejo is situated 3 km southwest of Fort of Subserra.
Igreja dos Pastorinhos
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja dos Pastorinhos is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Fort of Subserra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alhandra and Cardosas.
Alhandra
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alhandra, São João dos Montes and Calhandriz.
Cardosas
Village
Cardosas is a civil parish in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 836, in an area of 6.01 km2. Cardosas is situated 6 km north of Fort of Subserra.
Vialonga
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vialonga is a town and freguesia in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Its population in 2021 was 21,261. Vialonga is situated 8 km southwest of Fort of Subserra.
Fort of Subserra
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.92557° or 38° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
-9.02283° or 9° 1′ 22″ westElevation
142 metres (466 feet)Open location code
8CCGWXGG+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 364711415OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q65059373
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Subserra” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سوبسيرا”
- Portuguese: “Forte 1.º da Subserra”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Alhandra”
- Portuguese: “Forte Primeiro da Subserra”
- Portuguese: “Obra nº 114 (1ª Linha Defensiva)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bateria Nova de Subserra and Bateria São Fernando.
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