Miranda do Douro

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Miranda do Douro is a municipality in northeastern Portugal known for its distinct cultural identity, including the official regional use of the Mirandese language.

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Label Occurrences
Miranda do Douro canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeCenter city of Miranda do Douro
belongsToHistoricalRegion Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
surface form: Trás-os-Montes
borderRegionRole cross-border cultural exchange with Spain
borderWith Spain
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences
country Portugal
dioceseMergedInto Roman Catholic Diocese of Miranda do Douro
surface form: Diocese of Bragança-Miranda
hasBorderRiver Douro River
hasCoOfficialLanguage Mirandese language
hasFormerCathedral Cathedral of Miranda do Douro
hasHeritageStatus area of recognized linguistic minority
hasMinorityLanguageCommunity Mirandese speakers
hasOfficialLanguage Portuguese
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cm-mdouro.pt/
hasProtectedAreaNearby Douro International Natural Park
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of Miranda do Douro
hasSettlement Miranda do Douro (city)
hasTraditionalCostume Pauliteiros de Miranda costume
hasTraditionalDance Pauliteiros de Miranda
hasTraditionalInstrument gaita-de-foles mirandesa
knownFor Mirandese language
Pauliteiros de Miranda stick dances
distinct cultural identity
traditional bagpipe music
languageFamilyOfMinorityLanguage Leonese
surface form: Astur-Leonese
languageRecognizedSince 1999
legalRecognitionOfLanguage Mirandese language
locatedIn Bragança District
Norte Region
Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
surface form: Terras de Trás-os-Montes

northeastern Portugal
locatedOnRiver Douro River
officialName municipality of Miranda do Douro
surface form: Município de Miranda do Douro
partOf Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
postalCodePrefix 5210
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
cross-border trade
livestock farming
tourism
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time
usesCurrency Euro
vehicleRegistrationCode PT
wasEpiscopalSeeOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Miranda do Douro

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Mirandese language spokenIn Miranda do Douro
northeastern Portugal contains Miranda do Douro
subject surface form: Northeastern Portugal
Terra de Miranda includesMunicipality Miranda do Douro
Bragança District containsMunicipality Miranda do Douro