Cabril Dam
Cabril Dam is a concrete double curvature arch dam on the Zêzere River, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Castelo Branco and Leiria.Photo: JMFH4778, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Portugal
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica do Cabril”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Pedrogão Grande and Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Pedrógão Grande).
Câmara Municipal de Pedrogão Grande
Town hall
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Câmara Municipal de Pedrogão Grande is a town hall, which is situated 1 km west of Cabril Dam.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Pedrógão Grande)
Church
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Pedrógão Grande) is situated 1 km west of Cabril Dam.
Pillory of Pedrógão Pequeno
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pillory of Pedrógão Pequeno is situated 1½ km south of Cabril Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pedrógão Grande and Nodeirinho.
Pedrógão Grande
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Pedrógão Grande is a portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 3,915 in an area of 128.75 km2.
Nodeirinho
Hamlet
Nodeirinho is a Portuguese village, located in the civil parish of Graça, municipality of Pedrógão Grande. Located between the towns of Avelar and Pedrógão Grande to the north of the IC8 road, it was heavily affected by the 2017 Portugal wildfires. Nodeirinho is situated 9 km west of Cabril Dam.
Cabril Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Pedrógão Pequeno, Sertã Municipality, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.91757° or 39° 55′ 3″ northLongitude
-8.13234° or 8° 7′ 56″ westInception
1954Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CFHWV99+23OpenStreetMap ID
way 1426934786OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q9649113
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cabril Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Embassament del Cabril”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كابريل”
- French: “barrage du Cabril”
- French: “Barrage du Cabril”
- German: “Talsperre Cabril”
- Italian: “diga di Cabril”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cabril-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Cabril-demningen”
- Persian: “سد کابرل”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do cabril”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Cabril”
- Spanish: “Embalse del Cabril”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piscina Flutuante do Cabril and Praia Fluvial do Cabril.
Nearby Places
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