Cabeza del Monte

Cabeza del Monte is a locality in Braganza District, Portugal. Cabeza del Monte is situated nearby to the locality Castilmoro, as well as near Colmenar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barca d’Alva railway station and Vega Terrón Pier.

Barca d’Alva railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tentre, CC0.

Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988. The station used to serve the village of Barca d'Alva and acted as a border station between Portugal and Spain, via the Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway. Barca d’Alva railway station is situated 3 km west of Cabeza del Monte.

Vega Terrón Pier

Station

Photo: Tres1416, Public domain.

Vega Terrón Pier is a station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barca d’Alva and Poiares.

Barca d’Alva

Hamlet

Barca d'Alva is a Portuguese village located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, north of the Guarda District. Barca d'Alva is also located inside the Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers. Barca d’Alva is situated 3 km west of Cabeza del Monte.

Poiares

Village

Photo: Pedro, CC BY 2.0.

Poiares is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Cabeza del Monte.

La Fregeneda

Village

Photo: martius, CC BY 2.0.

La Fregeneda is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 337 inhabitants. La Fregeneda is situated 5 km southeast of Cabeza del Monte.

Cabeza del Monte

Type: Locality
Location: Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.02816° or 41° 1′ 41″ north

Longitude

-6.90266° or 6° 54′ 10″ west

Open location code

8CHM23HW+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241731612

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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