Guimaraes ( port. Guimarães ; [ gimɐˈɾɐ̃ĩʃ ]) - a city in Portugal , the center of the eponymous municipality in the Braga district. The population is 52.2 thousand inhabitants (city), 162.6 thousand inhabitants (municipality). Guimaraes is called the cradle of Portugal.
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| Guimaraes | |||||
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| port. Guimarães | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Minho | ||||
| County | Braga | ||||
| Municipality | Guimaraes | ||||
| Internal division | 69 areas | ||||
| The mayor | Magalyaesh Silva | ||||
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| Municipality with | 1096 | ||||
| Square | 242.85 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 158 124 people ( 2013 ) | ||||
| Density | 651.12 people / km² | ||||
| Agglomeration | Big Minho | ||||
| Katoykonim | vimaranense; guimaranense (raro) | ||||
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| Telephone code | +351 253 | ||||
| Postcode | 4800 Guimarães | ||||
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| cm-guimaraes.pt (port.) | |||||
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Location
The city is located 16 km southeast of adm. downtown district of Braga . Included in the economic and statistical region is the Northern region and the Avi subregion. According to the old administrative division, he entered the province of Minho .
The municipality borders:
- in the north - with the municipality of Povua di Lanozu
- in the east - with the municipality of Fafe
- in the south - with the municipalities of Felgeiras , Vizela , Santo Tirsu
- in the west - with the municipality of Vila Nova di Famalican
- in the northwest - with the municipality of Braga
Population
History
The rights of the city were granted to the village around Guimaraes Castle in 1096 by the first Portuguese ruler Enrique .
Here, on June 24, 1128, at the Battle of San Mamed, his son Afonso Enriques defeated his mother Teresa Leon and declared the independence of the Portuguese state from the kingdom of Leon . Here, the day after the victory over the Moors at the Battle of Ouric , on July 26, 1139, Afonso Enriques proclaimed himself king of independent Portugal under the name Afonso I.
The historic city of Guimaraes is associated with the formation in the XII century. Portuguese national identity. This is an exceptionally well-preserved genuine example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern city. The variety of types of its buildings reveals the specifics of the development of Portuguese architecture during the 15th – 19th centuries, when traditional building materials and methods were used. In 2001, the historic city center was declared by UNESCO a World Cultural Heritage .
Guimaraes along with the Slovenian city of Maribor was the " cultural capital of Europe " in 2012 [1] .
Schools
In Guimaraes, there is one of the two campuses of Minho University ( port. Universidade do Minho ) - a higher educational institution founded in 1973 [2] . (The second campus is in Braga ).
Neighborhoods
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Twin Cities
- Pleven , Bulgaria
- Londrina , Brazil (1987)
- Mi-Sochi , Sao Tome and Principe (1989)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde , France (1993)
- Igualada , Spain (1995)
- Tacoronte , Spain (1997)
- Tourcoing , France (1997)
- Rio de Janeiro , Brazil (1999)
- Kaiserslautern , Germany (2000)
- Colonia del Sacramento , Uruguay (2001)
- Compiegne , France (2006)
- Ribeira Grande de Santiago , Cape Verde (2007)
See also
- Braga (Borough)
- Municipalities of Braga County
- District of Braga
Notes
- ↑ The European Capitals of Culture for 2012 and 2013 are announced
- ↑ Minyu University official website. Archived December 16, 2009 on Wayback Machine