Ribeiro do Barranca
Ribeiro do Barranca is a stream in Braganza District, Portugal. Ribeiro do Barranca is situated nearby to the village Peredo dos Castelhanos, as well as near the locality Urgal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coa halt and Côa Museum.
Coa halt
Railway station
Photo: Adriao, Public domain.
The Coa halt, is a closed interface of the Douro line, which used to serve the town of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Guarda District, in Portugal. The halt started operating on 5 May 1887, and was closed in 2 October 1988.
Côa Museum
Museum
Photo: Aires Almeida, CC BY 2.0.
Côa Museum is situated 2½ km west of Ribeiro do Barranca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urrós and Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
Urrós
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urrós is a former parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, with an area of 57.43 km2 and 265 inhabitants. Urrós is situated 5 km east of Ribeiro do Barranca.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. It principal draw for visitors are the sites of prehistoric rock art scattered through the nearby Côa Valley, and the museum in town that serves as a portal for understanding them.
Pocinho
Hamlet
Photo: André Marques, CC BY 2.0.
Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 6 km northwest of Ribeiro do Barranca.
Ribeiro do Barranca
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.08333° or 41° 5′ northLongitude
-7.08333° or 7° 5′ westElevation
282 metres (925 feet)Open location code
8CHJ3WM8+8MGeoNames ID
2742399
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