Vila Nova de Foz Côa
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Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a municipality in northern Portugal best known for its UNESCO-listed Côa Valley prehistoric rock art sites and surrounding Douro wine region landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vila Nova de Foz Côa canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3608736 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vila Nova de Foz Côa Context triple: [Centro Region, containsCity, Vila Nova de Foz Côa]
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A.
Vila Nova de Poiares
Vila Nova de Poiares is a small Portuguese municipality known for its rural landscapes, traditional cuisine, and location near the city of Coimbra in central Portugal.
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B.
Vila Nova da Barquinha
Vila Nova da Barquinha is a small Portuguese municipality known for its riverside setting along the Tagus River and its historic castle of Almourol.
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C.
Mosteiros
Mosteiros is a coastal civil parish on the western tip of São Miguel Island in the Azores, known for its volcanic rock formations, natural swimming pools, and scenic Atlantic views.
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D.
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a small municipality in Portugal’s Douro region, historically notable as the birthplace of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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E.
Pedrógão Grande
Pedrógão Grande is a small municipality in central Portugal known for its forested landscapes and the devastating 2017 wildfires that caused significant loss of life and damage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vila Nova de Foz Côa Target entity description: Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a municipality in northern Portugal best known for its UNESCO-listed Côa Valley prehistoric rock art sites and surrounding Douro wine region landscapes.
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A.
Vila Nova de Poiares
Vila Nova de Poiares is a small Portuguese municipality known for its rural landscapes, traditional cuisine, and location near the city of Coimbra in central Portugal.
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B.
Vila Nova da Barquinha
Vila Nova da Barquinha is a small Portuguese municipality known for its riverside setting along the Tagus River and its historic castle of Almourol.
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C.
Mosteiros
Mosteiros is a coastal civil parish on the western tip of São Miguel Island in the Azores, known for its volcanic rock formations, natural swimming pools, and scenic Atlantic views.
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D.
Sabrosa
Sabrosa is a small municipality in Portugal’s Douro region, historically notable as the birthplace of explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
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E.
Pedrógão Grande
Pedrógão Grande is a small municipality in central Portugal known for its forested landscapes and the devastating 2017 wildfires that caused significant loss of life and damage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionType | concelho ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipal Chamber of Vila Nova de Foz Côa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | major European open-air Paleolithic art complex ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
almond cultivation
ⓘ
olive oil production ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | World Heritage cultural landscape (nearby Alto Douro Wine Region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatusNearby | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
river valley landscape
ⓘ
terraced vineyards ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalSeat | city of Vila Nova de Foz Côa ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBorder | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 5150 ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | archaeological protection zone (Côa Valley) ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArtMotif |
animal figures
ⓘ
geometric figures ⓘ |
| hasRockArtPeriod | Upper Paleolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockArtTechnique | engraved rock art ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone | Western European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeZoneDST | Western European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | Linha do Douro railway (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteName | Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Côa Valley prehistoric rock art
NERFINISHED
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Douro wine region landscapes ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douro subregion
NERFINISHED
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Guarda District NERFINISHED ⓘ Norte Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Douro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Côa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Côa Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWineRegion | Alto Douro Wine Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Côa Museum
NERFINISHED
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Côa Valley Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vila Nova de Foz Côa Description of subject: Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a municipality in northern Portugal best known for its UNESCO-listed Côa Valley prehistoric rock art sites and surrounding Douro wine region landscapes.
Referenced by (7)
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