Fratel Dam
Fratel Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Castelo Branco and Portalegre. It is located in the municipality Vila Velha de Ródão, in Castelo Branco District, Portugal.Photo: Jlrsousa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in municipality Nisa, Portalegre District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica de Fratel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pracana Dam.
Pracana Dam
Dam
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Pracana Dam is a concrete buttress dam on the Ocreza, a right tributary of the Tagus. It is located in the municipality Mação, in Santarém District, Portugal. Pracana Dam is situated 2½ km north of Fratel Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Envendos and Arez.
Envendos
Village
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Envendos is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Fratel Dam.
Arez
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arez is a former civil parish in the municipality of Nisa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 256, in an area of 55.72 km2. On 28 January 2013, the parish merged with Amieira do Tejo to form the new parish of Arez e Amieira do Tejo. Arez is situated 9 km southeast of Fratel Dam.
Fratel Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.54258° or 39° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.80283° or 7° 48′ 10″ westInception
1974Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CFJG5VW+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 362486885Wikidata ID
Q11106661
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Fratel Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presa de Fratel”
- French: “Barrage de Fratel”
- German: “Kraftwerk Fratel”
- German: “Talsperre Fratel”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Fratel”
- Italian: “Diga di Fratel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Frateldemningen”
- Norwegian: “Frateldemningen”
- Persian: “سد فراتل”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Fratel”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Fratel”
- Spanish: “Presa de Fratel”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Фрател”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradouro da Barragem do Fratel and Baloiços Lilases.
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