Posto de Vigia Coroa
Posto de Vigia Coroa is a tower in União das freguesias de Moimenta e Montouto, Vinhais Municipality, Braganza District and has an elevation of 1,272 metres. Access is restricted and requires permission. Posto de Vigia Coroa is situated nearby to the archaeological site Mamoa da Coroa, as well as near the locality Sierra de la Culebra.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sierra de la Culebra and Moimenta.
Sierra de la Culebra
Locality
Photo: Victor Salvador Vilariño, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sierra de la Culebra, or Serra da Coroa, is a mountain range in Castile and León, northwest Spain, and northeastern Portugal. It lies 7 km south of Puebla de Sanabria in the comarcas of Aliste, Sanabria and La Carballeda, as well as Vinhais and Bragança municipalities in the District of Bragança.
Moimenta
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moimenta is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Posto de Vigia Coroa.
Tuizelo
Village
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Tuizelo is a Portuguese freguesia of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, with 34,80 km2 of area and 387 inhabitants; it has a population density of only 11.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Tuizelo is situated 4½ km southwest of Posto de Vigia Coroa.
Posto de Vigia Coroa
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: União das freguesias de Moimenta e Montouto, Vinhais Municipality, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.91476° or 41° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.00388° or 7° 0′ 14″ westElevation
1,272 metres (4,173 feet)Inception
1958Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8CHJWX7W+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 713727782OpenStreetMap feature
building=fire_lookoutOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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