Fonte Zarelha

Fonte Zarelha is a spring in Coriscada, Mêda Municipality, Guarda District. Fonte Zarelha is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castro de Santa Bárbara, as well as near the church Capela de Santa Bárbara.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman villa of Vale do Mouro.

Roman villa of Vale do Mouro

The Roman villa of Vale do Mouro is a Roman settlement situated in the civil parish in the municipality of Meda, excavated since the early 21st century by archaeologists. Roman villa of Vale do Mouro is situated 1¼ km southeast of Fonte Zarelha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coriscada and Cótimos.

Coriscada

Village

Coriscada is a freguesia of Portugal, in the municipality of Mêda, in Guarda district. The population in 2011 was 208 in an area of 25.19 km2. Extremely rich in 17th century patrimony, the village has been notable since 2000 for the discovery nearby of a Roman villa, the Vale do Mouro, excavated by a Luso-French team from 2003.

Cótimos

Village

Photo: Manuel Santos - Cótimos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cótimos is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Fonte Zarelha.

Marialva

Town

Photo: paul Barker Hemings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marialva is a town, which is situated 6 km northwest of Fonte Zarelha.

Fonte Zarelha

Type: Spring
Description: cultural heritage monument in Mêda, Portugal
Categories: fountain, cultural heritage, building, historic site, and body of water
Location: Coriscada, Mêda Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.86298° or 40° 51′ 47″ north

Longitude

-7.20239° or 7° 12′ 9″ west

Open location code

8CGJVQ7X+52

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Fonte Zarelha” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Fonte Zarelha”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castro de Santa Bárbara and Capela de Santa Bárbara.

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