Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant
Valeira Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Viseu and Bragança. It is located in the municipality São João da Pesqueira, in Viseu District, Portugal.Photo: Gerry Labrijn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: reservoir in Portugal
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica da Valeira” and “Valeira Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alegria Halt and Praça da República.
Alegria Halt
Railway stop
Photo: Maria Lemos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alegria Halt is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km north of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Praça da República
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Praça da República is situated 3 km southwest of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Ferradosa Halt
Railway stop
Photo: Otoze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferradosa Halt is a railway stop, which is situated 4 km southeast of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagozelo do Douro and Custóias.
Nagozelo do Douro
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nagozelo do Douro is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Custóias
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Custóias is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Ervedosa do Douro
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ervedosa do Douro is a civil parish in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,294, in an area of 40.24 km2. Ervedosa do Douro is situated 8 km west of Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant
Latitude
41.16043° or 41° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-7.3738° or 7° 22′ 26″ westInception
1976Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CHJ5J6G+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1227760443OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q3359757
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Presa de Valeira”
- German: “Kraftwerk Valeira”
- German: “Talsperre Valeira”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Valeira-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Valeira-demningen”
- Persian: “سد ولیرا”
- Portuguese: “Barragem da Valeira”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Valeira”
- Spanish: “Pantano de Valeira”
- Spanish: “Presa de Valeira”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Valeira”
- Spanish: “Presa y pantano de Valeira”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Валейра”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha and Capela da Senhora da Graça.
Nearby Places
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