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VILLA REAL

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 76 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VILLA REAL , the See also:capital of the See also:district 0f -Villa Real, See also:Portugal; lc) m. N. of the See also:river See also:Douro and 47 M. by road E.N.E. of See also:Oporto. Pop. (1900) 6716. The See also:town has a large transit See also:trade in See also:wine, See also:mineral See also:waters and live stock, especially pigs. The administrative district of Villa Real corresponds with the western See also:part of the See also:ancient See also:province of Traz os Montes (q.v.). Pop. (1900) 242,196; See also:area, 165o sq. m. There are alkaline waters and See also:baths at Vidago (near See also:Chaves) and at Pedras Salgadas (near Villa Pouca d'Aguiar). The district adjacent to the Douro is known as the Paiz do vinho, or " wine See also:country "; here are the vineyards from which " See also:port " wine is manufactured.

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