Ribeira das Fontainhas
Ribeira das Fontainhas is a stream in Carregueira, Chamusca Municipality, Santarém District. Ribeira das Fontainhas is situated nearby to the hamlet Arripiado, as well as near the locality Tancos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vila Nova da Barquinha and Almourol.
Vila Nova da Barquinha
Town hall
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vila Nova da Barquinha is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,322, in an area of 49.53 km2. The village of Vila Nova da Barquinha, which is the seat of the municipality, has about 3500 inhabitants. Vila Nova da Barquinha is situated 3 km west of Ribeira das Fontainhas.
Almourol
Islet
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Almourol is an islet in the Tagus river, in the Portuguese civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few kilometres below its confluence with the Zêzere River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arripiado and Tancos.
Arripiado
Hamlet
Arripiado is a village in the Parish of Carregueira in the northern county of Chamusca near the southern bank of the River Tagus in Portugal. It is in this town that the wetland of Ribatejana begins.
Tancos
Village
Photo: Tagido, Public domain.
Tancos is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. The population in 2011 was 243, in an area of 2.04 km2. Tancos parish is the location of an important military area that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.
Freguesia de Vila Nova da Barquinha
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Vila Nova da Barquinha is a town, which is situated 3 km west of Ribeira das Fontainhas.
Ribeira das Fontainhas
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Carregueira, Chamusca Municipality, Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.45022° or 39° 27′ 1″ northLongitude
-8.3986° or 8° 23′ 55″ westElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
8CFHFJ22+3HGeoNames ID
2268130
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