Vila Cova
Vila Cova is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Melres e Medas, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District. Vila Cova is situated nearby to the hamlet Broalhos, as well as near Pombal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tapada do Outeiro and Crestuma–Lever Dam.
Tapada do Outeiro
Power station
Photo: Industrial Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tapada do Outeiro is a power station.
Crestuma–Lever Dam
Power station
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Crestuma–Lever Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1976. Crestuma–Lever Dam is situated 3 km west of Vila Cova.
Casa de Melres
Manor estate
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Casa de Melres is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km east of Vila Cova.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lever and Covelo.
Lever
Town
Lever is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma. The population in 2011 was 2,794, in an area of 7.84 km2.
Covelo
Village
Covelo is a former civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Foz do Sousa e Covelo. It has a population of 1,755 inhabitants and a total area of 8.36 km2. Covelo is situated 4 km north of Vila Cova.
Melres
Town
Melres is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Melres e Medas. Melres is situated 4 km east of Vila Cova.
Vila Cova
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: União das freguesias de Melres e Medas, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.06963° or 41° 4′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.44992° or 8° 26′ 60″ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8CHH3H92+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2420296585OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2732676
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