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CASTELLO BRANCO

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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 472 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CASTELLO
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BRANCO  , an episcopal
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city and the
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capital of an administrative
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district formerly included in the
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province of
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Beira,
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Portugal; 156o ft. above the
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sea, on the
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Abrantes-
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Guarda railway . Pop . (1900) 7288 . Numerous
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Roman remains
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bear
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witness to the antiquity of
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Castello
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Branco, but its
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original name is unknown . The city is dominated by a ruined
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castle, and partly enclosed by
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ancient walls; its
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chief buildings are the
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cathedral and episcopal
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palace .
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Cloth is manufactured, and there is a flourishing
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local
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trade in
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cork,
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wine and
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olive oil . The administrative district of Castello Branco, which comprises the valleys of the Zezere, Ocreza and Ponsul, right-
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hand tributaries of the
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Tagus, coincides with the
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south-eastern
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part of Beira; pop . (1900) 216,6o8;
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area, 2582 sq. m .

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