Sintra (English spelling)

Japanese: シントラ(英語表記)Sintra
Sintra (English spelling)
A town in the Lisbon district in the mid-west of Portugal. It is located about 20 km west-northwest of Lisbon, on the northeastern slope of the Sintra mountain range. It was once a summer resort for the royal family, and has palaces from the 12th to 15th centuries. On one peak stands the 19th-century Pena Palace, modeled after a medieval castle and partially utilizing a 16th-century monastery, and on another peak stands a Moorish (→Berber) fortress. It is the Iberian Peninsula's leading tourist destination. Its scenery, sung in Byron's poetry, was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1995. Population: 20,574 (estimated 1981).

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Japanese:
ポルトガル中西部,リスボン県の町。リスボンの西北西約 20km,シントラ山地の北東斜面に位置する。かつての王室の避暑地で,12~15世紀の宮殿がある。一つの峰には 16世紀の大修道院を部分的に利用し,中世の城を模した 19世紀のペナ宮殿がそびえ,別の峰にはムーア人 (→ベルベル人 ) の残した城塞がある。イベリア半島随一の観光地。バイロンの詩にうたわれたその景観は,1995年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録。人口2万 574 (1981推計) 。

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