Vila Viçosa

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Vila Viçosa is a historic town in Portugal renowned for its marble quarries and as a former residence of the Portuguese royal family.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Vila Viçosa canonical 11
Vila Viçosa Municipality 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode +351 268
contains Castle of Vila Viçosa
Convento das Chagas de Cristo (Vila Viçosa)
Convento dos Agostinhos (Vila Viçosa)
Igreja da Misericórdia de Vila Viçosa
Igreja de São Bartolomeu (Vila Viçosa)
Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
surface form: Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa

Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa
country Portugal
demonym Vila-viçosense
elevation approximately 433 metres
formerResidenceOf House of Braganza
Portuguese royal family
hasIndustry extraction of ornamental marble
stone processing
hasMuseum Museu do Mármore
Museu-Biblioteca da Casa de Bragança
hasTitle “Princess of Portugal” for Nossa Senhora da Conceição
heritageStatus several classified monuments
historicalRegion Alentejo
knownFor Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
historic architecture
marble industry
marble quarries
royal residence
language Portuguese
locatedIn Alentejo
surface form: Alentejo region

Alto Alentejo
Évora District
municipalitySeat Vila Viçosa, Portugal
surface form: Vila Viçosa (town)
near Borba
Elvas
Estremoz
partOf Alentejo
surface form: NUTS 2 Alentejo

Alentejo Central
surface form: NUTS 3 Alentejo Central
patronSaint Nossa Senhora da Conceição
postalCode 7160
subdivision Bencatel
Ciladas
Coutada
Nossa Senhora da Conceição
surface form: Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu

Pardais
timeZone WET
timeZoneDST WEST
transport served by regional roads EN255 and EN254

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alentejo containsCity Vila Viçosa
John IV of Portugal placeOfBirth Vila Viçosa
Estremoz locatedNear Vila Viçosa
Évora District contains Vila Viçosa
Évora District contains Vila Viçosa
this entity surface form: Vila Viçosa Municipality
Alentejo Central contains Vila Viçosa
Cesena twinTown Vila Viçosa
Battle of Montes Claros near Vila Viçosa
John birthPlace Vila Viçosa
subject surface form: John IV of Portugal
Borba locatedNear Vila Viçosa