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 7 km (4.3 mi) west of the historic walled-town of Óbidos, and 10 km east from Peniche.
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The 17th century Catholic church in the town square
Interior of the church showing typical hand-painted blue and white tiles with Biblical scenes
serra, mountains, king, portuguese, parish, municipality, peniche, atlantic, coast, population, 2011, area, became, town, july, 2003, civil, parishcoordinates, 270country, portugalregioncentrointermunic, comm, oestedistrictleiriamunicipalitypenichearea, total8. 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 km 2 Serra d El Rei became a town on July 1 2003 Serra d El ReiCivil parishCoordinates 39 19 52 N 9 16 12 W 39 331 N 9 270 W 39 331 9 270Country PortugalRegionCentroIntermunic comm OesteDistrictLeiriaMunicipalityPenicheArea Total8 92 km2 3 44 sq mi Population 2011 Total1 401 Density160 km2 410 sq mi Time zoneUTC 00 00 WET Summer DST UTC 01 00 WEST Websitehttp www jfserradelrei com It was at Serra d El Rei that King Peter I of Portugal lived with his lover Ines de Castro His 14th century castle in the town is now divided into three private living houses today Serra d El Rei is 7 km 4 3 mi west of the historic walled town of obidos and 10 km east from Peniche Gallery edit nbsp The 17th century Catholic church in the town square nbsp Interior of the church showing typical hand painted blue and white tiles with Biblical scenesReferences edit Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Areas das freguesias concelhos distritos e paisExternal links editSerra d El Rei official website nbsp This Leiria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serra d 27El Rei amp oldid 1111489358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
