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Forte de São João Baptista de Esposende

Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra, Portugal

Forte de São João Baptista de Esposende
Forte de São João Baptista de Esposende. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Fort São João Baptista of Esposende, also referred to as São João Baptista Castle and Esposende Fort, is located in the parish of Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra, city and municipality of Esposende, in the district of Braga, in Portugal. A coastal fort, originally built with the role of defending the mouth of the river Cávado.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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