Church of São João Baptista
The Church of São João Baptista is a church in the civil parish of Cimo de Vila da Castenheira, in the municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese Norte district of Vila Real.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Chaves Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Church of São João Baptista (Cimo de Vila da Castanheira)” and “Igreja Paroquial de Cimo de Vila de Castanheira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Mau Vizinho.
Castle of Mau Vizinho
Archaeological site
The Castle of Mau Vizinho is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Cimo de Vila da Castanheira, in the municipality of Chaves, district of Vila Real. Castle of Mau Vizinho is situated 3½ km northeast of Church of São João Baptista.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vilar de Lomba e São Jomil and Águas Frias.
Vilar de Lomba e São Jomil
Village
Vilar de Lomba e São Jomil is a civil parish in the municipality of Vinhais, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Vilar de Lomba and São Jomil. The population in 2011 was 237, in an area of 29.48 km². Vilar de Lomba e São Jomil is situated 7 km east of Church of São João Baptista.
Águas Frias
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Águas Frias is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Church of São João Baptista.
Church of São João Baptista
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cimo de Vila da Castanheira, Chaves, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.79868° or 41° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
-7.26812° or 7° 16′ 5″ westOpen location code
8CHJQPXJ+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 844610268OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5994244
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In Other Languages
“Church of São João Baptista” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Sao Joao Baptista (Cimo de Vila da Castanheira)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de são joão baptista (cimo de vila da castanheira)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São João Baptista”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São João Batista (Cimo de Vila da Castanheira)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São João Batista”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemitério de Cimo de Vila and Igreja de São Pedro de Sanfins.
Nearby Places
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