Foz do Sousa
Foz do Sousa is a locality in Foz do Sousa e Covelo, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District and has about 6,320 residents. Foz do Sousa is situated nearby to the hamlet Jancido, as well as near Compostela.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa and Santo Inácio Zoo.
Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa
Ruins
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Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa is a ruins.
Santo Inácio Zoo
Zoo
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Santo Inácio Zoo is situated 3 km west of Foz do Sousa.
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 southeast of Foz do Sousa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Covelo and Crestuma.
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 3 km east of Foz do Sousa.
Crestuma
Town
Crestuma 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 2,621, in an area of 4.68 km². Crestuma is situated 3½ km south of Foz do Sousa.
Avintes
Town
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, CC BY 2.5.
Avintes is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2021 was 10,838, in an area of 8.82 km2. It is known in Portugal as "Terra da Broa", meaning "Land of the Broa", referring to the Broa de Avintes, a typical farmhouse bread widely consumed in Northern Portugal, which originated in Avintes. Avintes is situated 4 km west of Foz do Sousa.
Foz do Sousa
- Type: Locality with 6,320 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Foz do Sousa e Covelo, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Foz do Sousa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foz do Sousa”
- Dutch: “Foz do Sousa”
- Portuguese: “Foz do Sousa”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sousa River and Praia Fluvial de Zebreiros.
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