Bárcena Dam
Bárcena Dam is a dam in Ponferrada, Leon, Castile and León. Bárcena Dam is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador de las compuertas, as well as near the government office Confederación Hidrográfica del Miño-Sil Ponferrada.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Miguel de las Dueñas and Santo Tomás de las Ollas.
San Miguel de las Dueñas
Railway station
Photo: VivirElTren.es, CC BY 2.0.
San Miguel de las Dueñas is a railway station, which is situated 3 km east of Bárcena Dam.
Santo Tomás de las Ollas
Church
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Santo Tomás de las Ollas hermitage is situated in the town with the same name close to Ponferrada, León. Santo Tomás de las Ollas is situated 3 km southwest of Bárcena Dam.
Museo de la Energía
Museum
Photo: Ene.Museo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo de la Energía is a museum, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Bárcena Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santo Tomás de las Ollas and San Miguel de las Dueñas.
Santo Tomás de las Ollas
Hamlet
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Santo Tomás de las Ollas is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Bárcena Dam.
San Miguel de las Dueñas
Hamlet
San Miguel de las Dueñas is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Bárcena Dam.
Columbrianos
Village
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Columbrianos is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Bárcena Dam.
Bárcena Dam
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Central hidroeléctrica de Bárcena”
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Ponferrada, Leon, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.57766° or 42° 34′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.56077° or 6° 33′ 39″ westOperator
Enel Green PowerOpen location code
8CJMHCHQ+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 53176328OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q110931453
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Bárcena Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Bárcena”
- French: “Barrage de Bárcena”
- German: “Talsperre Bárcena”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bárcena-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Bárcena-demningen”
- Spanish: “Presa de Bárcena”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Барцена”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador de las compuertas and Confederación Hidrográfica del Miño-Sil Ponferrada.
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