Alcántara, Spain

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Alcántara, Spain is a historic town in western Spain near the Portuguese border, renowned for its monumental Roman bridge over the Tagus River.

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Label Occurrences
Alcántara, Cáceres 2
Alcántara (Spain) 1
Alcántara, Spain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
bridge Alcántara Bridge
country Spain
crossedBy Tagus River
economy agriculture
livestock farming
rural tourism
hasCulturalHeritage Roman archaeology
medieval architecture
hasFestival local religious festivals
hasLandmark Alcántara Bridge
hasNearbyInfrastructure Alcántara Dam
hasPostalCode 10980
hasReligiousBuilding Convent of San Benito
hasStructure historic churches
medieval fortifications
heritage historic town
knownFor Roman bridge over the Tagus River
language Spanish
locatedIn autonomous community of Extremadura
linked to: Extremadura

province of Cáceres
western Spain
locatedNear border of Portugal
locatedOn right bank of the Tagus River
nameEtymology derived from Arabic al-Qanṭarah meaning the bridge
region comarca of Tajo-Salor
river Tagus
linked to: Tagus River
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Idanha-a-Nova adjacentTo Alcántara (Spain)
linked to: Alcántara, Spain
Order of Alcántara namedAfter Alcántara, Cáceres
linked to: Alcántara, Spain
Order of Alcántara headquartersLocation Alcántara, Cáceres
linked to: Alcántara, Spain