Pitões das Júnias

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Pitões das Júnias
Civil parish
Pitoes das Junias
Pitões das Júnias Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°50′28″N 7°57′00″W / 41.841°N 7.950°W / 41.841; -7.950
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Tâmega
District	Vila Real
Municipality	Montalegre
Area
• Total	36.89 km2 (14.24 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	161
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	5470
Patron	Nossa Senhora das Júnias
Website	http://pitoesdasjunias.com/

Pitões das Júnias is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Montalegre in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 161,^[1] in an area of 36.89 km².^[2]

At around 1200 meters of elevation, it is one of the highest parishes in Portugal, being in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park

The parish is located within the Peneda-Gerês National Park. Its history is interconnected with the Monastery of Santa Maria das Júnias, a Portuguese national monument composed of a monastery and its annexed temple, which were built during the first half of the 12th century.^[3]

Pitões das Júnias has become one of the most visited villages of Montalegre, mostly due to its fauna and flora, landscapes, walking trails, smoked meats and well-preserved traditions.