Almeida
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Almeida is a historic fortified town and municipality in northeastern Portugal, renowned for its star-shaped defensive walls and well-preserved military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Almeida canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified town
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| area | approximately 517 km² ⓘ |
| borderWith | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAs | frontier fortress ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| diallingCode | +351 ⓘ |
| districtCapital | Guarda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 760 metres ⓘ |
| fortressShape | 12-pointed star ⓘ |
| governedBy | Municipal Chamber of Almeida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastion fortifications
ⓘ
star-shaped defensive walls ⓘ well-preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Almeida Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Casamatas (underground casemates) NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Museum of Almeida NERFINISHED ⓘ Portas de Santo António NERFINISHED ⓘ Portas de São Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishes | Almeida (São Pedro de Rio Seco, etc.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation |
approximately 1200 (town)
ⓘ
approximately 7000 (municipality) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bastions
ⓘ
covered way ⓘ glacis ⓘ moat ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Peninsular War fortification
ⓘ
Siege of Almeida (1810) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern military architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic fortress
ⓘ
star fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beira Interior Norte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centro Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Guarda District NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Spanish border ⓘ |
| locatedOn | plateau ⓘ |
| municipalSeat | Almeida (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Beira Alta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 6350 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | defence of Portuguese border with Castile/Spain ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | civil parish ⓘ |
| timeZone | WET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | WEST ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.