Chaves, Portugal

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Chaves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃavɨʃ] ) is a city and a municipality in the north of Portugal. It is 10 km south of the Spanish border and 22 km south of Verín (Spain). The population of the entire municipality in 2011 was 41,243, in an area of 591.23 km2. The municipality is the second most populous of the district of Vila Real (the district capital, Vila Real, is 60 km south on the A24 motorway). With origins in the Roman civitas Aquæ Flaviæ, Chaves has developed into a regional center. The urban area or city proper has 17,535 residents (2001).

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Chaves, Portugal
Rua Bispo Idácio, Chaves

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N 41.740555555556 °	E -7.4713888888889 °

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IEFP, Serviço de Emprego de Chaves

Rua Bispo Idácio 50-54
5400-303 Chaves (Santa Maria Maior)
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Castle of Chaves

Castle of Chaves (Portuguese: Castelo de Chaves) is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves, district of Vila Real. It is classified as a National Monument.

Aquae Flaviae

Aquae Flaviae (or Aquæ Flaviæ) is the ancient Roman city and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) of Chaves, a municipality in the Portuguese district of Vila Real.

Aquae Flaviae (titular see)

The Titular See of Aqua Flaviae (Portuguese: Sé titular de Aqua Flaviae/Diocese de Aquæ Flaviæ) is a former diocese in the Portuguese district of Vial Real and current titular seat of Chaves.

Fort São Francisco of Chaves

The Fort Nossa Senhora do Rosário, better known as Forte São Francisco of Chaves is located in the city of Chaves, in the Parish of Santa Maria Maior, District of Vila Real, in Portugal. Together with Fort São Neutel, this fort, in a dominant position on the Pedisqueira hill, next to the Tâmega river and the old Roman bridge, was intended to defend Chaves, on the Galician border, at the time of the Restoration War. The São Francisco Fort has been classified as a National Monument since 1938.

Roman Bridge of Chaves

Trajan's Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Trajano) is a Roman bridge in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, in the municipality of Chaves in the Portuguese northern subregion of Terras de Trás-os-Montes.

Fort São Neutel

Fort São Neutel is located in the Parish of Santa Maria Maior of the city of Chaves, District of Vila Real, in Portugal. It complemented the defence provided by Fort São Francisco to the city of Chaves, on the hill to the north, by the border with Galicia.The São Neutel Fort has been classified as a National Monument since 1938.

Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira

Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira is a multi-use stadium in Chaves, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GD Chaves. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people. The stadium normally holds the national teams' youth games and also some U21 games and also the senior team but rarely. Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Portugal national team against Kazakhstan in 2003, at the stadium.

Santa Cruz-Trindade e Sanjurge

Santa Cruz-Trindade e Sanjurge is a civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santa Cruz-Trindade and Sanjurge. The population in 2011 was 3,430, in an area of 13.38 km2.

Chaves Airfield

Chaves Airfield (IATA: CHV, ICAO: LPCH) is a recreational aerodrome serving Chaves in northern Portugal. There is no commercial air transport.

Sanjurge

Sanjurge is a small rural village and former-civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese district of Vila Real. In 2013, the parish located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Chaves, was merged into the new parish of Santa Cruz-Trindade e Sanjurge, as part of the White Paper on local authority reform.

Vila Verde da Raia

Vila Verde da Raia is a civil parish in the municipality of Chaves, Portugal. It is one of the main crossings on the Portugal–Spain border.