Castle of Torre de Moncorvo
Castle of Torre de Moncorvo is a 13th-century castle in Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança District, Portugal. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Torre de Moncorvo, Bragança District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo” and “Vestígios Arqueológicos do Castelo Medieval de Torre de Moncorvo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo and Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Moncorvo.
Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo
Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo is a town hall.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Moncorvo
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capela do Sagrado Coração de Jesus de Moncorvo is a church.
Biblioteca Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo
Library
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biblioteca Municipal de Torre de Moncorvo is a library, which is situated 180 metres south of Castle of Torre de Moncorvo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larinho and Pocinho.
Larinho
Village
Larinho is a Portuguese parish, referred in Portugal as freguesia, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo. It has an area of 29.57 km² and a total of 327 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. Larinho is situated 4½ km northeast of Castle of Torre de Moncorvo.
Pocinho
Hamlet
Photo: André Marques, CC BY 2.0.
Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 8 km southwest of Castle of Torre de Moncorvo.
Castle of Torre de Moncorvo
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, and historic site
- Location: Torre de Moncorvo, Torre de Moncorvo Municipality, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.17511° or 41° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
-7.05232° or 7° 3′ 8″ westOpen location code
8CHJ5WGX+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 492279255OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5049835
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle of Torre de Moncorvo” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo”
- Portuguese: “Castelo e cerca urbana de Torre de Moncorvo”
- Turkish: “Moncorvo Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torre de Moncorvo Castle Museum and Porta da Traição.
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