Vilar Dam

Vilar Dam is an embankment dam on the , a left tributary of the . It is located in the municipality , in , . Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965.
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Photo: Luís Sequeira, CC BY 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.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3 km southeast of Vilar Dam.

Residential building
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential building, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Vilar Dam.

Tower
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tower, which is situated 3 km southeast of Vilar Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Escurquela and Rua.

Village
is a small town in the north of . Located in the municipality of , district, with a population of 138 is small hamlet located near the river Távora downstream of the Barragem do Vilar reservoir.

Village
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is a parish, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 601, in an area of 9.67 km2. Until the late 19th century, the town was the most important in the municipality. is situated 5 km southwest of Vilar Dam.

Village
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish e Nagosa. The population in 2011 was 125, in an area of 5.72 km². is situated 6 km northwest of Vilar Dam.

Vilar Dam

Latitude
40.98732° or 40° 59′ 14″ north
Longitude
-7.53558° or 7° 32′ 8″ west
Elevation
555 metres (1,821 feet)
Inception
1965
Height
55 metres (180 feet)
Operator
Energias de Portugal
Open location code
8CGJXFP7+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147544190
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q16496938
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Vilar Dam” goes by many names.

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