Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei is a toun in the province o Lugo, Galicie in northwastren Spain. It belangs tae the comarca o A Ulloa.
Palas de Rei | |
|---|---|
 Kirk o Santiago de Albá. | |
 Coat airms | |
  Palas de Rei Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′25″N 7°52′10″W / 42.87361°N 7.86944°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Galicie |
| Province | Lugo |
| Comarca | A Ulloa |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Alfredo Pensado Barbeira |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199.68 km2 (77.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 3,678 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Palenses |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27200 |
| Dialin code | 982 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Accordin tae the INE, the population wis 3,268 inhabitants.
History
eeditThe history o Palas de Rei appears closely linkit tae militar cultur, which retains mony o the airchaeological remains (dolmens an forts) frae a remote dounset. Accordin tae tradeetion, the ceety awes its name "Pallatium regis" tae the palace o the Visigothic keeng Witiza, who reigned atween 702 an 710. In Palas, Witiza wad hae killed the Duke o Galiciee, Favila, faither o Don Pelayo.