UNESCO World Heritage city of Elvas
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The UNESCO World Heritage city of Elvas is a historic Portuguese frontier town renowned for its extensive star-shaped fortifications and well-preserved military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage city of Elvas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
bastion fort
ⓘ
star fort ⓘ |
| category | Cultural heritage ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | outstanding example of a fortified frontier town ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Amoreira Aqueduct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forte da Graça NERFINISHED ⓘ Forte de Santa Luzia NERFINISHED ⓘ Forte de São Domingos NERFINISHED ⓘ Forte de São Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Forte de São Mamede NERFINISHED ⓘ Forte de São Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ bulwarked bastions ⓘ castle of Elvas NERFINISHED ⓘ city walls of Elvas ⓘ covered way and ravelins ⓘ dry moat system ⓘ historic city center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
frontier garrison town
ⓘ
key stronghold in Portuguese border defense ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early modern bastioned fortifications
ⓘ
extensive star-shaped fortifications ⓘ well-preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alentejo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portalegre District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Western European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border with Spain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Badajoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese–Spanish border fortification system ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved fortification system ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
military heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOinscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOregion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOsiteName | Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOstateParty | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Peninsular War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Restoration War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.