Castle of Guimarães

a Pleiades place resource

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A medieval castle located in the municipality of Guimarães, in northern Portugal. The castle may have been founded in the tenth century.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211761079

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.4479116661, -8.29043037748

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Castelo de Guimarães (AD 900 - AD 1099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Castle of Guimarães (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Castle of Guimarães makes connections with:

None

Castle of Guimarães receives connections from:

None

Place type:
castle

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Castle of Guimarães

Related:

Wikidata Castle of Guimarães (Q2658498)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Castle of Guimarães: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211761079> [accessed: 10 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/211761079 |title=Places: 211761079 (Castle of Guimarães) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 10, 2026 10:49 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}