Penela
# Penela

Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen)) 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, 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 in Penela – 2018) a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and Govt. minister.
