Guimarães

Summary

Guimarães is a municipality of Portugal^[1]. Guimarães ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Guimarães received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Guimarães received the Honorary Member of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[4].
• Guimarães received the European Green Capital Award^[5].
• Guimarães is located in Braga^[6].
• Guimarães is located in Ave^[7].
• Guimarães is in the country of Portugal^[8].
• Guimarães's image is recorded as Largo do Toural (reabilitado).jpg^[9].
• Guimarães's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[10].
• Guimarães's capital is recorded as Q49283743^[11].
• Guimarães's flag image is recorded as Pt-gmr1.png^[12].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Fafe^[13].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Póvoa de Lanhoso^[14].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Braga^[15].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Vila Nova de Famalicão^[16].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Santo Tirso^[17].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Vizela^[18].
• Guimarães's shares border with is recorded as Felgueiras^[19].
• Guimarães's coat of arms image is recorded as GMR.png^[20].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Selho (São Cristóvão)^[21].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Creixomil^[22].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freguesia de Barco^[23].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Azurém^[24].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brito^[25].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as São Torcato^[26].
• Guimarães's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q994626^[27].

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Geography

Guimarães is in the country of Portugal^[8]. Located in include Braga^[6], a district of Portugal^[28], in Portugal^[29] and Ave^[7], a subregion of Portugal^[30], in Portugal^[31].

Designation and Status

Guimarães's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Guimarães include Guimarães^[32], a family name^[33].

Why It Matters

Guimarães ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (583 views/month).^[2] Guimarães has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Guimarães is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Guimarães include Guimarães^[32], a family name^[33].

FAQs

What awards did Guimarães receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3], Honorary Member of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword^[4], and European Green Capital Award^[5].