Cividade de Âncora
The Cividade de Âncora is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in Afife and Âncora, at the border of the municipalities of Viana do Castelo and Caminha.Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Also known as: “Monte da Suvidade”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anta da Barrosa and Mamoa de Aspra.
Anta da Barrosa
Archaeological site
Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo, CC BY 2.0.
The Anta da Barrosa, also known as Dolmen da Barrosa and Lapa dos Mouros, is located in the freguesia of Vila Praia de Âncora, municipality of Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, in Portugal. Anta da Barrosa is situated 2½ km north of Cividade de Âncora.
Mamoa de Aspra
Archaeological site
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mamoa de Aspra is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Cividade de Âncora.
Dólmen de Vile
Archaeological site
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dólmen de Vile is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Cividade de Âncora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afife and Âncora.
Afife
Village
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, in an area of 13.03 km2.
Vila Praia de Âncora
Town
Photo: PatríciaR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vila Praia de Âncora is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Caminha in Portugal. It covers an area of 8.37 square kilometres and had 4,623 residents as of 2021. Vila Praia de Âncora is situated 3 km north of Cividade de Âncora.
Cividade de Âncora
- Categories: cultural heritage, hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Afife, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.78641° or 41° 47′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.85429° or 8° 51′ 15″ westOpen location code
8CHHQ4PW+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 612302309OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1094461
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Cividade de Âncora” goes by many names.
- German: “Cividade de Ancora”
- German: “Cividade de Ăncora”
- German: “Cividade de Âncora”
- Portuguese: “Cividade de Afife-Âncora”
- Portuguese: “Cividade de Afife”
- Portuguese: “Cividade de Âncora”
- Portuguese: “Cividade”
- Portuguese: “Estação Arqueológica da Cividade de Âncora, Cividade”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monte da Cividade and Capela da Senhora da Rocha.
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