Posto de Vigia Contenda
Posto de Vigia Contenda is a tower in Beja District, Portugal. Access is restricted and requires permission. Posto de Vigia Contenda is situated nearby to the town Barrancos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convento da Tomina.
Convento da Tomina
Monastery
Photo: Fjvliz, Public domain.
Convento da Tomina is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Posto de Vigia Contenda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrancos.
Barrancos
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barrancos, officially the Town of Barrancos, is a town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal, by the Spanish border. With a population of 1,438 as of 2021, it is the least populated municipality in Continental Portugal. Barrancos is situated 6 km northeast of Posto de Vigia Contenda.
Posto de Vigia Contenda
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.08816° or 38° 5′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.02615° or 7° 1′ 34″ westElevation
407 metres (1,335 feet)Inception
1964Height
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8CCJ3XQF+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 808597243OpenStreetMap feature
building=fire_lookoutOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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