Barragem do Covão do Forno

Barragem do Covão do Forno is a dam in Guarda District, Portugal. Barragem do Covão do Forno is situated nearby to the reservoir Albufeira do Covão do Forno, as well as near Albufeira do Covão do Curral.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barragem do Covão do Curral and Covão dos Conchos.

Barragem do Covão do Curral

Dam

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Barragem do Covão do Curral is a dam, which is situated 580 metres northwest of Barragem do Covão do Forno.

Covão dos Conchos is an artificial lake in the Serra da Estrela mountains in Portugal that is famous for its bell-mouth spillway. The spillway was built in 1955 with the aim of diverting water from Ribeira das Naves to Lagoa Comprida. Covão dos Conchos is situated 2½ km east of Barragem do Covão do Forno.

Igreja Paroquial de Sabugueiro

Church

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Igreja Paroquial de Sabugueiro is a church, which is situated 4 km north of Barragem do Covão do Forno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sabugueiro and Serra da Estrela Natural Park.

Sabugueiro

Village

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Sabugueiro is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Barragem do Covão do Forno.

Serra da Estrela Natural Park

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Serra da Estrela Natural Park is in Central Portugal. It contains mainland Portugal's tallest mountain peak and the country's only ski resort.

Loriga

Town

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Loriga is a civil parish and town in south-central part of the municipality of Seia, in central Portugal. Part of the district of Guarda, it is 20 km away from the city of Seia, 40 km away from Viseu, 80 km away from Guarda and 320 km from Lisbon, nestled in the Serra da Estrela mountain range. Loriga is situated 7 km southwest of Barragem do Covão do Forno.

Barragem do Covão do Forno

Type: Dam
Location: Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.36823° or 40° 22′ 6″ north

Longitude

-7.63852° or 7° 38′ 19″ west

Open location code

8CGJ9996+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 233966768

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Albufeira do Covão do Forno and Albufeira do Covão do Curral.

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