Queluz, Portugal

Queluz
Queluz
Location of the town of Queluz
Coordinates: 38°45′05″N 9°15′59″W / 38.75139°N 9.26639°W / 38.75139; -9.26639
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
SubregionGreater Lisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalitySintra
MunicipalitySintra
Parishes
3
  • Massamá
  • Monte Abraão
  • Queluz
Population
 (2001)
  Total
78,273
DemonymQueluzense
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
2745-NNN
2745-000:2745-999
Postal Zone(+351) 21X XXX XXX
ISO 3166 codePT
Websitehttp://www.cm-sintra.pt

Queluz (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɛˈluʃ]) is a city within the Sintra Municipality, on the Portuguese Riviera, in the Lisbon metropolitan area of Portugal. It is famed as the home of Queluz National Palace, the 18th century pleasure palace of the Portuguese Royal Family, as well as notable institutions like the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art. Queluz had a population 78,273 inhabitants in 2001.