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Also known as Pinhel Municipality

Pinhel () is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001.

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Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Pinhel
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-pnh1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
Crest of Pinhel municipality (Portugal).png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Pinhel 33 by-dpc.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Pinhel
Portuguese subdivision.region
Centro
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Portuguese subdivision.district
Guarda
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
18
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
Rui Manuel Saraiva Ventura
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
PSD
Portuguese subdivision.patron
Nossa Senhora do Castelo
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
6400
Portuguese subdivision.area_code
271
Portuguese subdivision.website
http://www.cm-pinhel.pt
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_min
150

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Município de Pinhel
Population
9627
Area
484.52
Official website
www.cm-pinhel.pt
Image
Pinhel.JPG
Dialing code
271
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Commons category
Pinhel
postal code
6400
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+351-271-410-000
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Article

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ecclesiastical history
  • Residential Bishops of Pinhel
  • Titular see
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Parishes
  • Architecture
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources and external links

Pinhel () is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001.

== History == The origins of this municipality date back to the Calcolithic period, as many of the remnants of ancient cultures from this period remain: namely the rock-art engravings and paintings that line the Côa valley in Cidadelhe. Part of the historic district of Guarda, the region obtained its name for many pine forests that covered the region's hills and mountains.

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