Touvedo Dam
Touvedo Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Limia. It is located in the municipalities of Ponte da Barca and Arcos de Valdevez, in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in municipality Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo District
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica de Touvedo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Paz and Conjunto formado pela igreja e torre do antigo mosteiro de Vila Nova de Muia.
Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Paz
Church
Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Paz is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Touvedo Dam.
Conjunto formado pela igreja e torre do antigo mosteiro de Vila Nova de Muia
Heritage site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conjunto formado pela igreja e torre do antigo mosteiro de Vila Nova de Muia is a heritage site, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Touvedo Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Vila Nova de Muía and Sampriz.
Freguesia de Vila Nova de Muía
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Vila Nova de Muía is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Touvedo Dam.
Sampriz
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sampriz is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Touvedo Dam.
Ponte da Barca
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ponte da Barca is a town and a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal. It spans an area of 182.11 square kilometres and had a population of 11,044 as of the 2021 census. Ponte da Barca is situated 5 km west of Touvedo Dam.
Touvedo Dam
Latitude
41.81222° or 41° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
-8.35431° or 8° 21′ 16″ westInception
1993Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CHHRJ6W+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1186144682Wikidata ID
Q18499945
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Touvedo Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Barragem de Touvedo”
- German: “Talsperre Touvedo”
- Persian: “سد توودو”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Touvedo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Touvedo (São Lourenço) and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Luz.
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