Coimbra
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Coimbra, officially the City of Coimbra, is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres. It is the
Coimbra e o rio Mondego
Plaza del Comercio, Coímbra, Portugal, 2012 05 10, DD 01
Universidad de Coímbra, Portugal, 2012 05 10, DD 16
Monasterio de Santa Cruz, Coímbra, Portugal, 2012 05 10, DD 01
Kingdom of Portugal
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The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between the mid-12th century and the early 20
Coimbra
…when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establishment of the first Portuguese university in 1290…
Arms of the King of Portugal depicted in the Livro do Armeiro-Mor (c. 1509)