Palmela Town – Portugal v1.0
Palmela is a Portuguese town belonging to the district of Setúbal and the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon, with approximately 19,500 inhabitants. Its maximum altitude is 378 meters, measured on the hill where the Castle is located. It is located in the sub-region of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon.
In 1147 it was conquered by D. Afonso Henriques, granting it a charter in 1185. But the golden period of Palmela can be traced to the first years of the Nationality, when Palmela was the key to the territory between the Sado and the Tagus. This strategic importance is due to conjunctural aspects of a political-religious nature related to the process of conquest and consolidation of the Portuguese State, and of which the Order of Santiago and Espada, (which received Palmela as a donation from D. Afonso Henriques around 1172), cannot be separated.
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GPS Coordinates: 38.569746, -8.900294
