Penela () 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,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 134.80 km2. It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).
Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias): Cumeeira Espinhal Podentes São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal (town)
Notable people António Arnaut (1936–2018), Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and government minister. Léo Teixeira (born 1999), Portuguese footballer.
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External links Photos from Penela