Estremadura Province ( European Portuguese pronunciation: [(i)ʃtɾɨmɐˈðuɾɐ] ) is one of the six historical provinces of Portugal .
4-495: Estremadura may refer to: Estremadura Province (historical) , Portugal Estremadura Province (1936–1976) , Portugal Lisboa VR , a Portuguese wine region called Estremadura until 2009 See also [ edit ] Extremadura , an autonomous community of western Spain Extremadura (disambiguation) Extremaduran (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
8-727: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Estremadura Province (historical) It is located along the Atlantic Ocean coast in the center of the country and includes Lisbon , the capital. The name of this province (and also the Spanish Extremadura ) originates from the Spanish and Portuguese struggle with the Moors, and the Christian military victories over
12-846: The Moors (moros) during the 12th century. These provinces were called Extrema Durii, which means "farthest from the Douro River ." During the 19th century, Estremadura was the only province in the kingdom that did not border Spain. The provinces Beira and Alentejo bordered on the north, east, and south. Its 164-mile (264 km) western border was with the Atlantic Ocean, and it was 85 miles (137 km) wide at its widest point. In 1835, Portugal divided into districts, which were subdivided into counties and parishes. Estremadura Province included Districts of Lisbon , Santarém , Leiria and part of Setúbal with Lisboa as its capital. Maps from this time show six provinces, of which Estremadura
16-428: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Estremadura&oldid=941209768 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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