Guimarães Municipality

Guimarães is a city in , northern . One of the country's most historical cities, it's known as the "Cradle of Portugal" since it was from there the "Condado Portucalense" grew into today's Portugal.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and Castle of Guimarães.

Stadium
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The is a football stadium in the city of , Portugal. The stadium is home of 's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga.

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The is the principal medieval castle in the municipality , in the northern region of . It was built under the orders of Mumadona Dias in the 10th century to defend the monastery from attacks by Moors and Norsemen.

Railway station
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is the terminus of the Linha de Guimarães, a railway line that connects the city of with , in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Creixomil and Azurém.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the of . The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here.

Guimarães Municipality

Latitude
41.4438° or 41° 26′ 38″ north
Longitude
-8.2892° or 8° 17′ 21″ west
Population
158,000
Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)
Open location code
8CHHCPV6+G8
Geo­Names ID
8010453
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Guimarães Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غيمارايس”
  • Armenian: “Գիմարայնս”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Гімарайнш”
  • Bishnupriya: “গুইমারায়েস”
  • Bulgarian: “Гимараеш”
  • Chinese: “基馬拉斯”
  • Georgian: “გიმარაინში”
  • Greek: “Γκιμαράες”
  • Japanese: “ギマランイス”
  • Korean: “기마랑이스”
  • Latin: “Vimaranes”
  • Latvian: “Gimarainša”
  • Lithuanian: “Gimarainsas”
  • Marathi: “गिमार्येस”
  • Mazanderani: “گویمارائس”
  • Mirandese: “Guimaráes”
  • Persian: “گویمارائس”
  • Portuguese: “Guimarães”
  • Russian: “Гимарайнш”
  • Serbian: “Гимараис”
  • Spanish: “Guimarães”
  • Thai: “กีมาไรช์”
  • Ukrainian: “Гімарайш”

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