Vilar Dam
Vilar Dam is an embankment dam on the Távora, a left tributary of the Douro. It is located in the municipality Tabuaço, in Viseu District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in municipality Tabuaço, Viseu District
- Also known as: “Barragem de Vilar-Tabuaço”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Fonte Arcada and Solar dos Brigadeiros.
Pelourinho de Fonte Arcada
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Fonte Arcada is situated 3 km southeast of Vilar Dam.
Solar dos Brigadeiros
Residential building
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Solar dos Brigadeiros is a residential building, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Vilar Dam.
Torre de Fonte Arcada
Tower
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torre de Fonte Arcada is a tower, which is situated 3 km southeast of Vilar Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Escurquela and Faia.
Escurquela
Village
Escurquela is a small town in the north of Portugal. Located in the municipality of Sernancelhe, Viseu district, with a population of 138 is small hamlet located near the river Távora downstream of the Barragem do Vilar reservoir.
Faia
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faia is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Vilar Dam.
Cabaços
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cabaços is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Vilar Dam.
Vilar Dam
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Vilar, Moimenta da Beira, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.98732° or 40° 59′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.53558° or 7° 32′ 8″ westElevation
555 metres (1,821 feet)Inception
1965Height
55 metres (180 feet)Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CGJXFP7+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 147544190OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q16496938
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Vilar Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Talsperre Vilar”
- Persian: “سد ویلار”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Vilar”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Vilar”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Вілар-Табуасу”
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