Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores

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Portugal

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Angra, located on one of the islands of the Azores, was a port of call from the 15th century until the advent of steam engines in the 19th century. The 400-year-old fortifications of São Sebastian and São João Baptista are unique examples of military architecture. Angra was damaged in the 1980 earthquake and is currently under restoration.

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A young Almeida Garret, during the Napoleonic invasions escaped, along with his family to Angra, whe...

Angra do Heroísmo as seen in 1671

An engraving of Angra showing the Fort of São João Baptista

1595 Engraving by Jan Huygen van Linschoten, showing the extensive cultivated lands of the Achada Pl...

The massive shield volcano of Santa Bárbara, the highest peak on the island of Terceira

After a time in London, former Emperor Pedro I of Brazil joined liberal forces in Angra do Heroísmo,...

Ngungunhane, the Lion of Gaza, was captured by Portuguese forces after his rebellion in Portuguese W...

King António, Prior of Crato, who ruled Portugal from Angra during the 16th-century succession crisi...

The city of Angra, surrounded by the green landscapes of Monte Brasil and Serra do Morião

Angra do Heroísmo

Downtown Angra

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Information extracted from Wikidata

uses	4085790-6
country	Portugal
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cidade%20de%20Angra%20do%20Hero%C3%ADsmo%2C%20ilha%20Terceira%2C%20A%C3%A7ores.jpg
flag image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pt-agh1.png
coat of arms image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angra%20do%20Hero%C3%ADsmo%2C%20Azores%2C%20Portugal%20%28bras%C3%B5es%29.png
located in the administrative territorial entity	Herford
contains administrative territorial entity	São Bento
contains administrative territorial entity	São Bartolomeu de Regatos
contains administrative territorial entity	Cinco Ribeiras
contains administrative territorial entity	Terra Chã
contains administrative territorial entity	Raminho
contains administrative territorial entity	Santa Bárbara
twinned administrative body	Évora
executive body	Angra do Heroísmo
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10038041
WOEID	537873
official language	Herford
IPA transcription	1822044
territory overlaps	4301
floruit	Angra+do+Heroísmo
number of rooms	lccn-n82161464
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/048lx6
postal code	9701
part of	Middle Ages
Commons category	Angra do Heroísmo
patron saint	John the Evangelist
located in time zone	William I, Elector of Hesse
pronunciation audio	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pt-pt%20Angra%20do%20Hero%C3%ADsmo%20FF.ogg
start time	2013-05-17T00:00:00Z
local dialing code	292
inception	1478-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(-27.215277777 38.655833333)
named as	Angra do Heroísmo (Portugalsko)
day in year for periodic occurrence	June 24
official website	http://www.cm-ah.pt/
topic's main category	Category:Angra do Heroísmo
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angra%20do%20Heroismo%20banner.jpg
Dewey Decimal Classification	2--4699
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10038041
WOEID	537873
capital of	Herford
official name	Angra do Heroísmo
native label	Angra do Heroísmo
elevation above sea level	0
area	237.52
area	239

population	35581
point in time	2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
population	35402
point in time	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
described by source	The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as	An′gra