Chanza River
The Chanza River is a river on the Iberian Peninsula. The river arises in the Aracena Mountains in Spain and later forms part of the Portugal–Spain border. The river can be crossed by using the Lower Guadiana International bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Spain and Portugal
- Also known as: “Ribera de Chança”, “Ribera de Chanza”, “Río de Chanza”, and “Rivera de Chanza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lower Guadiana International Bridge and Chanza dam.
Lower Guadiana International Bridge
Bridge
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
The Lower Guadiana International Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Chança River connecting southern Spain and Portugal. Since early December 2016 to June 2017 the bridge was closed due to a landslide on the Spanish side of the bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pomarão and Puerto de la Laja.
Puerto de la Laja
Hamlet
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Puerto de la Laja is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Chanza River.
Santana de Cambas
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santana de Cambas is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Chanza River.
Chanza River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Chanza River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Chanza River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر شانسا”
- Asturian: “Ríu Chanza”
- Catalan: “Chanza”
- Dutch: “Chanza”
- French: “Chanza”
- German: “Chanza”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chanza”
- Italian: “Chança”
- Italian: “Chanza”
- Japanese: “チャンカ川”
- Japanese: “チャンサ川”
- Portuguese: “Rio Chança”
- Spanish: “Chanza”
- Spanish: “Río Chanza”
- Upper Sorbian: “Chanza”
- Venetian: “Fiume Chanza”
- Welsh: “Afon Chanza”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mesquita and Monte Vascão.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro da Vinha and Cerro do Malhadito.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chanza River”. Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.