Penela

For other uses, see Penela (disambiguation).

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

Penela

Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°02′N 8°23′W﻿ / ﻿40.033°N 8.383°W﻿ / 40.033; -8.383
Country|  Portugal
Region| Centro
Intermunic. comm.| Região de Coimbra
District| Coimbra
Seat| Penela Municipal Chamber
Parishes| 4
Area

• Total

| 134.80 km2 (52.05 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 5,983
• Density| 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website| www.cm-penela.pt

Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnɛlɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983,[1] in an area of 134.80 km².[2] It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).

## Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

* Cumeeira
* Espinhal
* Podentes
* São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal (town)

## Notable people

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* António Arnaut (1936–2018), Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and government minister.
* Léo Teixeira (born 1999), Portuguese footballer.

## References

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1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 93" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

## External links

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* Photos from Penela

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Municipalities of Coimbra District

* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Condeixa-a-Nova
* Figueira da Foz
* Góis
* Lousã
* Mira
* Miranda do Corvo
* Montemor-o-Velho
* Oliveira do Hospital
* Pampilhosa da Serra
* Penacova
* Penela
* Soure
* Tábua
* Vila Nova de Poiares

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* VIAF

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* Germany
* United States

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* Yale LUX

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