Serra d'El-Rei explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Serra d'El-Rei
Image Location:Concelhopeniche-050605-freg-serra.jpg
Region:Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:Oeste
District:Leiria
Municipality:Peniche
Coordinates:39.331°N -9.27°W
Area Total:8.92
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1401

Serra d'El-Rei ('Mountains of the King') is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Peniche on the Atlantic Coast. The population in 2011 was 1,401,[1] in an area of 8.92 km².[2] Serra d'El-Rei became a town on July 1, 2003.

It was at Serra d'El-Rei that King Peter I of Portugal lived with his lover Inês de Castro. His 14th-century castle in the town is now divided into three private living houses today.

Serra d'El-Rei is 7km (04miles) west of the historic walled-town of Óbidos, and 10 km east from Peniche.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país