Silves

E39437

municipality town

Silves is a historic town in southern Portugal known for its well-preserved Moorish castle and former status as the medieval capital of the Algarve region.

Aliases (2)

Municipality of Silves ×1
Silves (parish) ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	Portugal →
demographicDesignation	Silvense →
distanceFrom	approximately 15 km from the Atlantic coast →
economySector	citrus production → tourism →
elevation	approximately 40 metres →
formerCapitalOf	Algarve →
governingBody	Municipal Chamber of Silves →
hasBuildingMaterial	red sandstone (castle and walls) →
hasFestival	Silves Medieval Fair →
hasFortification	medieval city walls →
hasHeritage	Moorish architecture →
hasLandmark	Roman Bridge of Silves → Silves Castle → Silves Cathedral →
hasMuseum	Municipal Archaeological Museum of Silves →
hasParish	Alcantarilha e Pêra → Algoz e Tunes → Armação de Pêra → Silves (parish) → São Bartolomeu de Messines → São Marcos da Serra →
hasPostalCodePrefix	8300 →
historicalEraOfImportance	Middle Ages →
historicalName	Shilb → Xelb →
locatedIn	Algarve → southern Portugal →
locatedOnRiver	Arade River →
notableFor	medieval urban layout → well-preserved Moorish castle →
officialLanguage	Portuguese →
partOf	Faro District →
region	Algarve →
timezone	WET →
timezoneDST	WEST →
wasConqueredBy	Portuguese forces →
wasImportantAs	Islamic cultural center in al-Andalus →
wasRuledBy	Moors →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Algarve → Faro District ("Municipality of Silves") →	contains
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Algarve →	hasMemberMunicipality
Silves ("Silves (parish)") →	hasParish
Tunes railway station →	locatedInMunicipality
Portimão →	near
Tunes →	nearbyCity