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Castle of Pinhel

Coordinates: 40°46′37″N 7°03′43″W / 40.777°N 7.062°W / 40.777; -7.062
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Keep of the Pinhel Castle.

The Castle of Pinhel (Portuguese: Castelo de Pinhel) is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Pinhel, in the municipality of Pinhel, central-eastern district of Guarda.

Importance

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It has been listed as a Monumento Nacional National monument since 1950. Located in historic Pinhel, often known as Cidade Falcão, on a hill (overlooking the Côa river and Marofa mountain), it is one of the more important castles along the Côa river Valley.

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40°46′37″N 7°03′43″W / 40.777°N 7.062°W / 40.777; -7.062