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