Paredes de Coura

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Paredes de Coura is a Portuguese town and municipality in the Minho region, best known for its annual indie and rock music festival held in a scenic riverside setting.

All labels observed (2)

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Paredes de Coura canonical 5
Paredes de Coura (town) 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
areaTotalKm2 138.19
country Portugal
countrySubdivisionType municipality of Portugal
distanceToPorto approximately 100 km
distanceToViana do Castelo approximately 40 km
festivalFirstHeld early 1990s
festivalFrequency annual
festivalGenre alternative rock
electronic music
indie rock
festivalLocation Praia do Taboão
festivalSetting natural amphitheatre
festivalTypicalMonth August
governmentType municipal council
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCulturalEvent Festival Paredes de Coura
hasDemonym Courense
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
livestock farming
tourism
hasMunicipalHoliday August 10
hasMunicipalSeat Paredes de Coura (town)
linked to: Paredes de Coura
hasNumberOfParishes 16
hasOfficialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
hasScenicFeature riverside setting
hasTransportConnection A3 motorway (nearby)
EN303 road
hasVegetation Atlantic forest
linked to: Mata Atlântica
knownFor Paredes de Coura Festival
indie music festival
rock music festival
locatedIn Minho
Norte Region
Viana do Castelo District
locatedInHistoricalProvince Minho
locatedInTimeZone Western European Time
locatedOnRiver Coura River
nearBorderWith Spain
nearestMajorCity Braga
Viana do Castelo
observesDaylightSavingTimeZone Western European Summer Time
populationTotal 9000–10000
postalCode 4940
regionType rural

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minho region hasMajorCity Paredes de Coura
Alto Minho hasMunicipality Paredes de Coura
Paredes de Coura hasMunicipalSeat Paredes de Coura (town)
linked to: Paredes de Coura
Diocese of Viana do Castelo hasCity Paredes de Coura