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Castelo Branco (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ⓘ) is an inland city and municipality in Central Portugal. It has 34,455 inhabitants in its urban area (2021) [ 1 ] and is the seat of the district of the same name .
Machaz, J. Gonçalves (1966), "Nos tempos que lá vão - Castelo as suas origens", Estudos de Castelo Branco (in Portuguese), vol. 17; Mapa de Arquitectura de Castelo Branco (in Portuguese), Castelo Branco, Portugal, 2003 {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher
The name "Castelo Branco" was derived from the location of a white rock dike located at the edge of the parish and connected by a thin rock isthmus, like a medieval "white castle". This Morro de Castelo Branco is a 10,000-year-old rock formation, and a protected area due to the number of bird species that use it as a rookery. The Gruta dos ...
Castelo Branco District (Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ⓘ) is located in Central Portugal.Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also its most populous city, overtaking Covilhã, which was once the largest city, in the late 2010s.
The Castle of Monsanto (Portuguese: Castelo de Monsanto) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Portuguese district of Castelo Branco.
Belmonte (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌbɛlˈmõtɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality and town in the district of Castelo Branco, Portugal.The municipality's population in 2021 was 6,205, [1] in an area of 118.76 square kilometres (45.85 sq mi).