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Placetas

municipality · Villa Clara

Placetas

The town is also known as La Villa de los Laureles because of its wild laurel trees. Placetas is also a municipio, one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cub

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The town is also known as La Villa de los Laureles because of its wild laurel trees. Placetas is also a municipio, one of 13 subdivisions of the Villa Clara Province. Cuba's geographical center, Guaracabulla, is located in this municipality.

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Placetas ist ein(e) Gemeinde in Villa Clara, Kuba. Es liegt etwa bei 22.316°, -79.656°.

Die Geschichte dieses Ortes

Der Ort geht auf 1861 zurück. Hier geboren: Aliecer Urrutia, kubanischer Dreispringer (geb. 1974), Mario Garcia, US-amerikanischer Zeitungs-, Zeitschriftendesigner (geb. 1947) und La Chelito, spanische Geschäftsfrau, Sängerin, Couplet-Sängerin (1885–1959).

Es liegt in der Provinz Villa Clara.

Die nächstgelegenen erfassten Orte im Atlas sind Guaracabulla (11 km im Südwesten), Sabana (12 km im Nordwesten), José María Pérez (13 km im Norden) und Báez (15 km im Südwesten).

Es wird mit lokale Kultur, Geschichte und Architektur in Verbindung gebracht.

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22.31580, -79.65560

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19:35
Sunset
12h 32m
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Emergency

  • Police (PNR)Recent
    106
  • Ambulance / medicalRecent
    104
  • FireRecent
    105
  • Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent

    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Placetas

Orte in der Nähe

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Kartierte Orte in der Nähe

In OpenStreetMap erfasste benannte Orte in der Umgebung, nach Entfernung, jeweils mit Angabe.

Zu den in der Nähe kartierten Orten zählen Primera Iglesia Bautista Getsemaní de Placetas, Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada de Placetas, Mimi Fortún, Parroquia San Atanasio, José Martí, Casa de Martí, MiPyME Pérez Quesada, El Copey, Entronque de Cumbre, Benito Juárez, Capestany, Hermanos Ameijeiras, Francisco Pérez, Tahón, La Pastora und Las Marías.

Primera Iglesia Bautista Getsemaní de Placetas · church
0.1 km
Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada de Placetas · church
0.2 km
Mimi Fortún · library
0.2 km
Parroquia San Atanasio · church
0.2 km
José Martí · monument
0.5 km
Casa de Martí · monument
0.6 km
MiPyME Pérez Quesada · market
0.7 km
El Copey · neighbourhood
2.3 km
Entronque de Cumbre · neighbourhood
2.9 km
Benito Juárez · village
4.0 km
Capestany · hamlet
6.6 km
Hermanos Ameijeiras · village
6.8 km
Francisco Pérez · village
7.5 km
Tahón · village
8.3 km
La Pastora · hamlet
10.2 km
Las Marías · hamlet
11.5 km

Around Placetas

100 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Placetas, across 23 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Placetas.

🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1

Cuban cuisine & lechón 1

⛰️ Nature & terrain 4

Peaks & volcanoes 4

🌾 Farming & fishing 3

Farms & plantations 3

🏭 Industry & resources 9

Factories & works 9

What Placetas makes

11 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

⚡ Energy 2

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Placetas · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cumbre

🏭 Industry 8

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Diésel Placetas · Central Azucarero Chiquitico Fabregat · Central Azucarero José María Pérez · Centro de Acopio · …

🌱 Farming 1

Granja Avícola Placetas

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