Castro

E64478

city municipality

Castro is a historic coastal city on Chiloé Island in southern Chile, known for its colorful stilt houses (palafitos) and UNESCO-listed wooden churches.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
administrativeDivisionOf	Los Lagos Region →
climateType	oceanic climate →
country	Chile →
foundedBy	Spanish colonizers →
foundedInCentury	16th century →
hasArchitecturalFeature	houses on stilts over the water →
hasArchitecturalStyle	wooden architecture →
hasBay	Castro Bay →
hasBuildingMaterial	native timber →
hasCulturalDesignation	historic center with traditional wooden architecture →
hasEconomicActivity	aquaculture → commerce → fishing → tourism →
hasHeritageSite	Church of Nercón → Church of San Francisco →
hasIsland	Ten-Ten Island →
hasPort	Port of Castro →
hasReligiousTradition	Roman Catholicism →
hasStatus	provincial capital →
hasTransport	ferry connections to other parts of Chiloé → road connections to the Chiloé Island road network →
hasUrbanType	historic city → port city →
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Churches of Chiloé →
isCapitalOf	Chiloé Province →
isCoastalCity	true →
isOnBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean (via inland sea channels) →
knownFor	UNESCO-listed wooden churches → colorful stilt houses → fishing and maritime culture → palafitos → traditional Chilote architecture →
languageUsed	Spanish →
localCulture	Chilote culture →
locatedIn	Chiloé Island → Chiloé Province → Los Lagos Region → southern Chile →
nearBodyOfWater	Gulf of Ancud →
partOf	Chiloé Archipelago →
regionSpecialty	Chiloé wooden churches →
touristAttraction	Church of Nercón → Church of San Francisco → Plaza de Armas of Castro → palafitos of Gamboa → palafitos of Pedro Montt →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pacific coast of Chile →	hasCity
Los Lagos Region →	hasMajorCity