Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço is a church in União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço is situated nearby to the museum Núcleo Museológico, as well as near the tourism office Oficina de Turismo Interactivo.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Melgaço Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço is a church.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site, which is situated 430 metres northeast of Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prado and Roussas.
Prado
Village
Prado is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.
Roussas
Village
Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas. It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.
Chaviães
Village
Chaviães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.11392° or 42° 6′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.2592° or 8° 15′ 33″ westOpen location code
8CJH4P7R+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 394990514OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q10300038
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Portuguese—“Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Igrexa Matriz de Melgaço”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Matriz de Melgaço”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Núcleo Museológico and Espaço Cidadão.
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