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Our Stone Culture Medieval Castles and Town Walls of Mondego #3 CASTELO DE PENELA & GERMANELO 8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure
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#3. Penela and Germanelo, English

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Page 1: #3. Penela and Germanelo, English

Our Stone CultureMedieval Castles and Town Walls

of Mondego

#3 CASTELO DE PENELA & GERMANELO

8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

The oldest references on the origin of this castle date back

to the XI century.

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

In less than 100 years and after my governing orders,

this castle’s importance had

increased in such a way that further defences had

to be built.

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

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8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure

I decided to build Castelo de Germanelo in 1142 as an

addition to help Penela in the region’s defence.

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Not much is left of my “Germanelo” defence and the access is only on foot through muddy grounds.

8ºA - Escola Sec/3 Martinho Árias, Soure