ZPE Piçarras

ZPE Piçarras is a nature reserve in Ourique, Beja District. ZPE Piçarras is situated nearby to the hamlet Grandaços, as well as near the locality Monte Frades.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ourique.

Ourique

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ourique, officially the Town of Ourique, is a city in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,389, in an area of 663.31 km2. This town is traditionally considered the site of the famous Battle of Ourique in 1139, which saw the forces of Portuguese Prince Afonso Henriques defeat a Muslim Almoravid force.

ZPE Piçarras

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Ourique, Ourique Municipality, Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.6282° or 37° 37′ 42″ north

Longitude

-8.1597° or 8° 9′ 35″ west

Operator

Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests

Open location code

8C9HJRHR+74

OpenStreetMap ID

way 558515849

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Notable Places Nearby

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