Elvas
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Elvas ( ), officially the City of Elvas ( ), is a Portuguese municipality, former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal, located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo. It is situated about east of Lisbon, and about west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz, by the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway. The municipality population was 23,078, in an area of . The city itself had a population of 16,640 . Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne (star fort) in military architecture, and including is old town, has been a World Heritage Site since 30 June 2012.
Elvas ( ), officially the City of Elvas ( ), is a Portuguese municipality, former episcopal city and frontier fortress of easternmost central Portugal, located in the district of Portalegre in Alentejo. It is situated about east of Lisbon, and about west of the Spanish fortress of Badajoz, by the Madrid-Badajoz-Lisbon railway. The municipality population was 23,078, in an area of . The city itself had a population of 16,640 . Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne (star fort) in military architecture, and including is old town, has been a World Heritage Site since 30 June 2012.
Climate
Elvas has a hot summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with mild winters, although occasionally temperatures may drop below and very hot, dry summers, where temperatures occasionally exceed . Elvas climate is quite similar to that of Badajoz, being slightly cooler and more humid due to its higher altitude and greater influence from the Atlantic Ocean. Precipitation varies from throughout the year, with an average of about annually. It is one of the hottest cities in Portugal during the summer, with an average maximum temperature close to .
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