Penalva do Castelo Municipality, Portugal

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Penalva do Castelo is a small town ( Vila ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal with 8001 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011).

History

Finds indicate a prehistoric settlement. Celtic Lusitanians lived here. They were conquered by the Romans in the 2nd century BC. From 711, the Moors conquered this area too in the course of their conquest.

In the 12th century were D.Teresa and her son, who later became the first king of Portugal D.Afonso Henriques, build a first monastery here. After the independence of Portugal Afonso Henriques gave the place in 1102 for the first time a city.

King Manuel I renewed the city rights 1514. Having the City so far Castanedo said he was renamed Penalva do Castelo 1957.

Management

Circle

Penalva do Castelo is the administrative seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Sátão, Aguiar da Beira, Fornos de Algodres, Mangualde and Viseu.

The following parishes ( freguesias ) lying in circle Penalva do Castelo:

• Antas
• Castelo de Penalva
• Esmolfe
• Germil
• Ínsua
• Lusinde
• Mareco
• Matela
• Pindo
• Real
• Sezures
• Trancozelos
• Vila Cova do Covelo

Demographics

Local holiday

• August 25

Twinning

• United States United States: Cumberland ( since 1995)