Chaves, Portugal

E380976

Chaves, Portugal is a historic spa town in northern Portugal known for its Roman heritage, thermal springs, and strategic location near the Spanish border.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chaves, Portugal canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate Mediterranean-influenced temperate climate
country Portugal
demonym Flaviense
distanceToSpanishBorder approximately 10 km
hasAdministrativeDivision civil parishes
hasCulinarySpecialty pastéis de Chaves
regional cured meats
smoked sausages
hasCulturalEvent local fairs and festivals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
tourism
hasHeritage Roman heritage
hasHotSprings yes
hasLandmark Castelo de Chaves
Forte de São Francisco
Forte de São Neutel
Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria Maior (Chaves)
Igreja da Misericórdia de Chaves
Museu da Região Flaviense
Nadir Afonso Contemporary Art Museum
surface form: Museu de Arte Contemporânea Nadir Afonso

Ponte de Trajano
Termas de Chaves
Torre de Menagem de Chaves
hasRoadConnection A24 motorway NERFINISHED
A7 motorway NERFINISHED
hasRomanOrigin yes
historicalName Aquae Flaviae
hotSpringsTemperature about 73 °C
isBorderTown yes
knownFor Roman bridge
historic center
spa tourism
thermal springs
language Portuguese
locatedIn Alto Tâmega subregion
Norte Region
Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
surface form: Trás-os-Montes

Vila Real District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Spain
locatedOnRiver Tâmega River
municipalSeat city of Chaves
regionType historic spa town
strategicImportance historical military frontier town
timeZone WET
timeZoneDST WEST

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Referenced by (8)

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

Francisco da Costa Gomes wasBornIn Chaves, Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes placeOfBirth Chaves, Portugal
Nadir Afonso birthPlace Chaves, Portugal
Nadir Afonso hasWorkLocation Chaves, Portugal
Chaves hasToponymicUse Chaves, Portugal
Chaves derivedFromPlaceName Chaves, Portugal
Flers, Orne, France hasTwinTown Chaves, Portugal
da Costa Gomes placeOfBirth Chaves, Portugal
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes