Ourique

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Ourique is a rural municipality in Portugal’s Alentejo region, known for its historical links to the legendary Battle of Ourique and its traditional agricultural landscape.

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Ourique canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
administrativeStatus municipality of Portugal
associatedWith Portuguese national identity myths
belongsTo European Union
surface form: European Union (through Portugal)
country Portugal
countryCapital Lisbon
countrySubdivision district of Beja
currency euro
demographicsCharacteristic low population density
economicSector primary sector
governingBody Municipal Chamber of Ourique
hasAdministrativeDivision civil parish
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCulturalRegion Alentejo
surface form: Alentejo cultural area
hasPostalSystem Portuguese postal code system
hasReligiousHeritage Roman Catholic churches
hasTraditionalProduct Alentejo pork products
cork
olive oil
heritage Portuguese medieval history
historicalEvent Battle of Ourique
knownFor Battle of Ourique
rural landscape
traditional agriculture
landscapeType rural
landUse extensive agriculture
legalSystem Portuguese law
locatedIn Alentejo
Beja District
locatedInCountry Portugal
locatedInGeographicRegion southern Portugal
locatedOnContinent Europe
municipalSeat Ourique (town)
officialLanguage Portuguese
partOf Alentejo
surface form: Alentejo region

Beja District
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
region Alentejo
subregion Baixo Alentejo
terrain rolling plains
timezone WET
timezoneDST WEST
transportConnection road network of Alentejo
vegetation montado (cork oak woodland)

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Castro Verde locatedNear Ourique
Battle of Ourique place Ourique