Place:Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal

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NameCastro Verde
TypeConcelho
Coordinates37.7°N 8.083°W
Located inBeja, Portugal
Contained Places
Freguesia
Castro Verde
Casével
Entradas
Santa Bárbara de Padrões
São Marcos d'Ataboeira
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Castro Verde is a town and a municipality of the Alentejo region of Portugal (in the historic district of Beja). The population in 2011 was 7,276, in an area of 569.44 km2. Castro Verde is situated in the Baixo Alentejo subregion, within a territory known locally as the Campo Branco. The municipality can be recognized by the local municipal markers along its borders, that appear within its borders to denote its reference as A Window on the Plains; municipal markers appear as stylized house profiles, with an exaggerated window that allows the visitor to see through into the panorama.

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