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Penela Castle
Castle of Penela ((ポルトガル語:Castelo de Penela), (:kɐʃˌtɛɫu dɨ pɨˈnɛɫɐ)) is located in a Penela town in Penela Municipality in Coimbra District, Portugal. The castle was built on a hill dominating the area and used to be a stronghold protecting Coimbra in times of Reconquista. Castle of Penela and the neighboring castle ''Montemor-o-Velho'' are both fine examples of defensive structures of that period.
The origins of the name are controversial and are attributed by some authors to ancient Celtic tribes. According to a local legend, King Afonso I (Afonso Henriques) exclaimed to incite his troops storming the stronghold: ''Coragem! Já estamos com o pé nela!'' (''Courage! We have already set a foot in it!''). A more plausible hypothesis is, however, that ''penela'' is a diminutive of ''penha'', a place selected to build a fortress on.
== History ==
It is believed that the area was already inhabited before the Roman occupation, and later a Roman watchtower was erected to oversee the nearby road connecting Mérida, Conímbriga and Braga. There is, however, no strong evidence to support this hypothesis, as well as any possible fortifications built here in times of Muslim occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.
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