Tui

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Tui is a historic town in northwestern Spain’s Galicia region, known for its medieval architecture and strategic location on the border with Portugal.

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Tui canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivision municipality of Tui
borderCrossingType Spain–Portugal border crossing
borderPartnerTown Valença do Minho
linked to: Monção
connectedBy International Bridge of Tui–Valença
country Spain
governingBody Ayuntamiento de Tui
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic
Romanesque
medieval urban fabric
hasCityTwin Valença
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
tourism
hasFeature narrow medieval streets
viewpoints over Miño River
walled historic center
hasHeritageStatus historic town
hasLandmark Romanesque-Gothic cathedral
Tui Cathedral
hasPostalCodePrefix 36700
hasReligiousBuilding Iglesia de San Telmo
hasTouristRoute Camino de Santiago Portuguese Way
linked to: Camino de Santiago
historicalRole border stronghold
medieval fortress town
knownFor historic old town
medieval architecture
strategic border location
locatedIn Galicia
Iberian Peninsula
Province of Pontevedra
northwestern Spain
locatedInHistoricalRegion southern Galicia
linked to: Galicia
locatedOnBorderWith Portugal
locatedOnRiver Miño River
officialLanguage Galician
linked to: Galician language

Spanish
onPilgrimageRoute Portuguese Way of St. James
linked to: Camino de Santiago
partOf comarca of Vigo
patronSaint Saint Telmo
region Rías Baixas area
linked to: Rías Baixas
religiousJurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo
linked to: Diocese of Tui
subdivisionType municipality of the Province of Pontevedra
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transportConnection road link to Porto
road link to Vigo

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