Braga District
Guimarães
Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião

Castle of Guimarães

The Castle of Guimarães 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Castelo de Guimaraes” and “Guimarães Castle”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of São Miguel do Castelo and Colina Sagrada.

Church
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The is a medieval church in the civil parish of Oliveira do Castelo, municipality of , in the northern district of Braga of .

Park
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is a park, which is situated 110 metres south of 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. is situated 1 km west of Castle of Guimarães.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azurém and Costa.

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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a village.

Castle of Guimarães

Latitude
41.44791° or 41° 26′ 53″ north
Longitude
-8.29045° or 8° 17′ 26″ west
Elevation
233 metres (764 feet)
Height
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
8CHHCPX5+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 346365692
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11818824
Wiki­data ID
Q2658498
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Castle of Guimarães” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գիմարայնշի պալատ”
  • Basque: “Guimarãesko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Guimarães”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Guimarães”
  • Chinese: “吉馬良斯城堡”
  • Chinese: “吉马良斯城堡”
  • Czech: “Guimarães”
  • Czech: “hrad Guimarães”
  • Danish: “Castelo de Guimarães”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Guimaraes”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Guimarães”
  • French: “Castelo de Guimarães”
  • French: “château de Guimarães”
  • French: “Château de Guimarães”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Guimarães”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Guimarães”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Guimarães”
  • Italian: “castello di Guimarães”
  • Italian: “Castello di Guimarães”
  • Japanese: “ギマランイス城”
  • Latvian: “Gimarainšas pils”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Festningen i Guimarães”
  • Norwegian: “Festningen i Guimarães”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Guimarães”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Portugalii”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Guimarães”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de São Mamede”
  • Russian: “Замок Гимарайнш”
  • Slovenian: “grad Guimarães”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Guimarães”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Guimaraes”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Guimarães”
  • Turkish: “Guimarães Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гімарайнський замок”

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