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.

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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

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