Boticas
Boticas () is a town and a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real and in the Trás-os-Montes region. Covering an area of , it had a population of 4,832 in 2024, while the town of Boticas itself had 1,540 residents in 2021. The municipality is part of the Alto Tâmega intermunicipal community and, together with Montalegre, forms the historical and cultural Barroso region. Boticas is known for its archaeological heritage, including Iron Age castros and the finding of Gallaecian warrior statues.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-btc1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- BTC.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Boticas - Portugal (7315853692).jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- Panorama of Boticas
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe
- yes
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe point
- none
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Norte
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Alto Tâmega
- Portuguese subdivision.district
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and Antiquity
- Middle Ages and Modern Era
- Geography
- Physical geography
- Climate
- Human geography
- Economy
- Culture
- Architecture
- Civic
- Religious
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Boticas () is a town and a municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real and in the Trás-os-Montes region. Covering an area of , it had a population of 4,832 in 2024, while the town of Boticas itself had 1,540 residents in 2021. The municipality is part of the Alto Tâmega intermunicipal community and, together with Montalegre, forms the historical and cultural Barroso region. Boticas is known for its archaeological heritage, including Iron Age castros and the finding of Gallaecian warrior statues.
==History==
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2 mapped locations