Mérida

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Mérida is a historic city in western Spain renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Roman archaeological sites, including a theater, amphitheater, and bridge.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mérida canonical 21
Merida 1
San Pedro de Mérida 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
city
municipality
capitalOf Extremadura
Province of Badajoz
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 38.9167°N 6.3333°W
country Spain
foundedAs Augusta Emerita
foundedBy Romans
hasEducationalInstitution University of Extremadura campus in Mérida
hasFestival Classical Theatre Festival of Mérida
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasPart Los Milagros Aqueduct
surface form: Aqueduct of Los Milagros

Arch of Trajan (Mérida)
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
surface form: National Museum of Roman Art

Roman amphitheatre of Mérida
Roman bridge over the Guadiana
Roman circus of Mérida
Roman theatre of Mérida
Temple of Diana (Mérida)
hasReligiousBuilding Co-Cathedral of Santa María la Mayor (Mérida)
hasTransport Mérida railway station
heritageDesignationYear 1993
heritageSiteName Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
historicalPeriod Roman Empire
Visigothic Kingdom
surface form: Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania
historicalRole capital of the Roman province Lusitania
knownFor Roman amphitheatre
Roman bridge
Roman theater
surface form: Roman theatre

well-preserved Roman archaeological sites
locatedIn Extremadura
western Spain
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Province of Badajoz
locatedOn Guadiana River
officialLanguage Spanish
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
UNESCOCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOSiteType cultural

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

Extremadura capital Mérida
Extremadura hasHistoricTown Mérida
Extremadura governmentSeat Mérida
Maderas Volcano nearbySettlement Mérida
this entity surface form: Merida
Oita hasSisterCity Mérida
subject surface form: Ōita
Junta de Extremadura capital Mérida
Guadiana Basin hasMajorCity Mérida
western Spain hasHistoricCity Mérida
subject surface form: Western Spain
Cáceres nearestMajorCity Mérida
Cáceres locatedNorthOf Mérida
Siege of Mérida location Mérida
Mérida Province capital Mérida
Mérida Province namedAfter Mérida
Province of Badajoz contains Mérida
Las Vegas Altas del Guadiana containsSettlement Mérida
this entity surface form: San Pedro de Mérida
Lusitania modernLocation Mérida
subject surface form: Emerita Augusta