Tower of Fírbeda
Tower of Fírbeda is a castle in Porqueira, Ourense, Galicia. Tower of Fírbeda is situated nearby to the hamlet A Torre, as well as near the cemetery Cemiterio de Porqueira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Porqueira, Spain
- Also known as: “Torre de Porqueira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porqueira town hall and Igrexa de San Martiño de Castelaus.
Porqueira town hall
Town hall
Photo: Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porqueira town hall is situated 610 metres north of Tower of Fírbeda.
Igrexa de San Martiño de Castelaus
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de San Martiño de Castelaus is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Tower of Fírbeda.
Igrexa de Santa María de Vila
Church
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de Santa María de Vila is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tower of Fírbeda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Torre and Forxa.
Tower of Fírbeda
- Categories: fortress, monument, tower, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Porqueira, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.01344° or 42° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
-7.8492° or 7° 50′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CJJ2572+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 911840694OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q10383730
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Tower of Fírbeda” goes by many names.
- Galician: “torre da Forxa”
- Galician: “torre de Firbeda”
- Galician: “torre de Fírbeda”
- Galician: “Torre de Fírbeda”
- Galician: “torre de Porqueira”
- Portuguese: “Torre da Forja”
- Portuguese: “Torre da Forxa”
- Spanish: “Torre de Fírbeda”
- Spanish: “Torre de Porquera”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemiterio de Porqueira and Igrexa de Santa María de Porqueira.
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