Vila Real de Santo António

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municipality town

Vila Real de Santo António is a coastal town and municipality in Portugal’s Algarve region, located at the mouth of the Guadiana River on the border with Spain.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
administrativeDivision	civil parish of Monte Gordo → civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela → civil parish of Vila Real de Santo António →
borderRole	gateway between Algarve and Andalusia →
borders	Ayamonte →
borderWith	Spain →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
coast	Gulf of Cádiz →
contains	Monte Gordo → Vila Nova de Cacela →
country	Portugal →
demographicsLabel	Vila-realense →
foundationPurpose	rebuild and develop the Algarve after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake →
foundedBy	Marquis of Pombal →
hasBeach	Monte Gordo Beach → Santo António Beach →
hasBorderType	international river border →
hasEconomicActivity	commerce → cross‑border trade → fishing → tourism →
hasHeritage	Pombaline city center →
hasPort	marina of Vila Real de Santo António →
hasReligiousBuilding	Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação →
hasSportsFacility	Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António →
knownFor	Pombaline urban planning → neoclassical architecture → rectilinear street grid →
locatedAtMouthOf	Guadiana River →
locatedIn	Algarve → Faro District → Southern Portugal →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean → Guadiana River →
mainSquare	Praça Marquês de Pombal →
municipalitySeat	Vila Real de Santo António (town) →
officialLanguage	Portuguese →
partOf	Intermunicipal Community of Algarve →
region	Algarve →
timezone	Western European Time →
timezoneDST	Western European Summer Time →
transportLink	Algarve railway line → EN125 road → ferry connection to Ayamonte →
urbanPlanInspiredBy	Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albufeira-Ferreiras station → Faro railway station → Tunes railway station →	connectsTo
Algarve → Faro District ("Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António") → Faro District ("Municipality of VRSA (Vila Real de Santo António)") →	contains
Alfa Pendular → Algarve line →	connectsCity
Castro Marim Nature Reserve → Vila Real de Santo António railway station →	locatedIn
Vila Real de Santo António railway station ("Vila Real de Santo António urban area") →	adjacentTo
N125 road →	connects
Centro Region →	containsCity
Algarve line ("Vila Real de Santo António railway station") →	endStation
Castro Marim →	hasBorder
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Algarve →	hasMemberMunicipality
Municipality of Castro Marim →	locatedNear
Tavira →	locatedWestOf
Guadiana River →	majorCityOnRiver
Vila Real de Santo António ("Vila Real de Santo António (town)") →	municipalitySeat
Ria Formosa Natural Park →	near
Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António →	nearestTown
A22 motorway →	serves
A22 →	servesCity
Algarve line ("Vila Real de Santo António railway station") →	terminus
N125 road →	terminusEast