🏛️ Angra do Heroísmo

Portugal · Europe · Cultural · 38.67°N, 27.22°W

Angra do Heroísmo, officially the Very Noble, Loyal and Ever Steadfast City of Angra do Heroísmo, or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Bishop of the Azores, government entities, and having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. The population in 2011 was 35,402, in an area of 239.00 km2. It was classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983.

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Quick facts

Country	Portugal
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	38.67°N, 27.22°W · view on map

Angra do Heroísmo is a cultural World Heritage site in Portugal, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Angra do Heroísmo was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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