Alcains is a civil parish in the municipality of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 4,615, in an area of 36.94 km². Alcains is located within the urban agglomeration of Castelo Branco - Covilhã - Guarda, situated 12 km to the north… Alcains is situated 6 km south of Marateca Dam.

Louriçal do Campo

Village

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Louriçal do Campo is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Marateca Dam.

Marateca Dam

Type: Dam
Description: a small dam located in the municipality of Sesimbra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal
Location: Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.96912° or 39° 58′ 9″ north

Longitude

-7.48104° or 7° 28′ 52″ west

Elevation

388 metres (1,273 feet)

Inception

1991

Height

24 metres (79 feet)

Operator

INAG

Open location code

8CFJXG99+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 340901437

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q18712071

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Marateca Dam” goes by many names.

German: “Talsperre Marateca”
Portuguese: “Barragem da Marateca”
Portuguese: “Barragem de Santa Águeda”

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