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Alcañices

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Alcañices () is a small town in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is very close to the Portugal-Spain border, not far from the Portuguese town of Bragança. In fact, the Village is especially remembered for being the seat of the Treaty of Alcañices that on 12 September 1297 defined the border between Portugal and the Crown of Castile, the oldest in Europe.thumb|left|Main tower of the former fortress of Alcañices

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Settlement.name
Alcañices
Settlement.settlement_type
County Capital and municipality
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Alcañices
Settlement.other_name
Village of Alcañices
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Alcañices Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 193.jpg
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180px
Settlement.image_caption
Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption of Alcañices (13th century)
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Escudo de Alcañices.svg
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70px
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Coat of arms of Alcañices
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Bandera de Alcañices.svg
Settlement.flag_size
110px
Settlement.flag_link
Flag of the Village of Alcañices
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Spain
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Location in Spain
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Autonomous community
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Province

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Alcañices
Demonym
alistano -a
Population
1062
Area
54.98
Elevation
806
Official website
alcanices.com
Image
PlazaMayorAlcanices.jpg
Licence plate code
ZA
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Commons category
Alcañices
postal code
49500
Commons gallery
Alcañices
male population
560
female population
516
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Alcañices () is a small town in the province of Zamora, Spain. It is very close to the Portugal-Spain border, not far from the Portuguese town of Bragança. In fact, the Village is especially remembered for being the seat of the Treaty of Alcañices that on 12 September 1297 defined the border between Portugal and the Crown of Castile, the oldest in Europe.thumb|left|Main tower of the former fortress of Alcañices

Its name is of Arabic origin and means "the churches", although the origin of the town may have been a hillfort of the Zoelae.

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