Fort of Ameixoeira
The Fort of Ameixoeira, also known as the King Carlos I Fort, is located in the former parish of Ameixoeira, now part of the Santa Clara parish of Lisbon, capital of Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: 19th-century fort near Lisbon, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte da Ameixoeira” and “Forte de Dom Carlos I”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lisbon Airport and Parque Oeste.
Lisbon Airport
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lisbon Airport is the busiest airport in Portugal. The airport lies almost entirely within Lisbon city limits. It serves as a major hub connecting Europe with Africa and South America.
Quinta Alegre, com o palácio, jardins e construções ou elementos decorativos nela existentes
Nature reserve
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quinta Alegre, com o palácio, jardins e construções ou elementos decorativos nela existentes is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ameixoeira and Lumiar.
Ameixoeira
Village
Ameixoeira was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. It had a population of 9,644 inhabitants and a total area of 1.62 km². With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the Charneca parish into a new one named Santa Clara.
Lumiar
Suburb
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lumiar is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Lumiar is east of Carnide, north of Alvalade, west of Olivais, and south of Santa Clara and partially of Lisbon's border with Odivelas.
Odivelas
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Odivelas is a municipality in the Greater Lisbon area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2.
Fort of Ameixoeira
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Clara, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.78638° or 38° 47′ 11″ northLongitude
-9.15196° or 9° 9′ 7″ westOpen location code
8CCGQRPX+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 420183303OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283693
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Ameixoeira” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اميشويرا”
- Portuguese: “Forte da ameixoeira”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Ameixoeira”
- Portuguese: “Forte de D. Carlos I”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Serviço de Informações de Segurança (SIS) and Viaduto das Galinheiras.
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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 Ameixoeira”. Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.