Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

World Heritage

Uruguay

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Founded by the Portuguese on the Rio de la Plata in 1680, the city was strategically important in their fight against Spanish colonizers. After a century of struggle, it was finally taken by its founders. The well-preserved cityscape shows the successful integration of Portuguese and Spanish. Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles.

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# Historical District

Map of the Old City in ceramic tiles

The water front

The 1866 Wharf of Colonia

Lighthouse at Colonia del Sacramento

View of the historic district from the top of the lighthouse

The Buquebus seen from the Paseo San Gabriel

Old car parked on Calle Real in the historic district

The Portuguese established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680

Calle San Pedro, a typical street in the historic district

Portón de Campo, the City Gate

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Information extracted from Wikidata

official language	Spanish
coat of arms image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coat%20of%20arms%20of%20Colonia%20Department.svg
start time	2001-06-24T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body	Pelotas
executive body	Colonia del Sacramento
location of creation	Colonia del Sacramento
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037860
WOEID	468796
size comparison diagram	Colonia del Sacramento (Colonia, Uruguay)
number of rooms	lccn-n81144571
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/02m0_1
postal code	70000
Commons category	Colonia del Sacramento
local dialing code	452
inception	1680-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(-57.844166666 -34.471388888)
significant event	Siege of Colonia del Sacramento
official website	http://www.colonia.gub.uy/
Commons gallery	Colonia del Sacramento
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wikivoyage%20Colonia%20banner%20Calle%20de%20los%20Suspiros.jpg
Dewey Decimal Classification	2--89511
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10037860
WOEID	468796
heritage designation	Davos Wiesen railway station
demonym	coloniense
elevation above sea level	27
category for maps	Category:Maps of Colonia del Sacramento
uses	4590406-6
country	Uruguay
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Col%C3%B4nia%20del%20Sacramento%2C%20Uruguai%20-%20panoramio%20%2881%29.jpg

population	26231
point in time	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time	1680-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	1777-01-01T00:00:00Z