Castle of Penas Róias

The Castle of Penas Roias is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Roias, municipality of , in the of .
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Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: medieval castle in Penas Roias, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Castelo de Penas Roias”, “Castle of Penas Roias”, “Penas Roias Castle”, and “Penas Róias Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Penas Róias and Pillory of Azinhoso.

Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.

Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azinhoso and Freguesia de Castanheira.

Village
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is a freguesia in the Concelho of . The population in 2011 was 307, in an area of 30.80 km². It was parish and capital of Concelho between 1386 and the beginning of the 19th century. In 1801 it had 302 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km west of Castle of Penas Róias.

Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Castle of Penas Róias.

Village
was a parish in the municipality of , . In the 2012/2013 administrative reorganisation, it became the seat of the Brunhozinho, Castanheira e parish union. is situated 8 km east of Castle of Penas Róias.

Castle of Penas Róias

Latitude
41.39226° or 41° 23′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.65426° or 6° 39′ 15″ west
Operator
DRCNorte, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009
Open location code
8CHM98RW+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 462884886
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q5049813
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