Country Portugal Intermunic. comm. Oeste Population 1,401 (2011) Region Centro Region, Portugal | Subregion Oeste Area 9.16 km² District Leiria District Municipality Peniche, Portugal | |
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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, in an area of 8.92 km². Serra d'El-Rei became a town on July 1 2003.
Map of Serra d'El-Rei, Portugal
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 a ruin 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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Serra d'El-Rei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA