Guimarães
Guimarães (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃ȷ̃ʃ]) is a northren Portuguese ceety an municipality in the destrict o Braga, in the Ave Subregion (ane o the mair industrialised NUTS III subregions o the kintra), in the heestorical an cultural Minho Province.
Guimarães | |
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![]() Clockwise frae tap left: Guimarães Castle, a chimney at the Duke o Braganza's Palace, statue o Dom Afonso Henriques at the Ducal Palace, Oliveira Plaza, panoramic view o Guimarães heestorical heritage aurie frae Moont Penha, Santa Maria Street, Santiago Plaza | |
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Region | Norte |
Subregion | Ave |
Intermunic. comm. | Ave |
Destrict | Braga |
Pairishes | 48 |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Domingos Bragança (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 241.3 km2 (93.2 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 158,124 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) |
Coordinates | 41°27′N 8°18′W / 41.450°N 8.300°WCoordinates: 41°27′N 8°18′W / 41.450°N 8.300°W |
Website | www |
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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![]() Aerial view o the Palace o the Dukes o Braganza (Frae IPPAR) | |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
Reference | 1031 |
Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
Internaitional relationsEedit
Guimarães is twinned wi:
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ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Lisboa - Geminações de Cidades e Vilas". Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2013. Unknown parameter
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