Bemposta Dam
Bemposta Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal. It is located in the municipality Mogadouro, in Bragança District, Portugal.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in the river Douro, Mogadouro, Portugal
- Also known as: “Bemposta Hydro Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Oleiros and Pelourinho de Bemposta.
Castle of Oleiros
Archaeological site
Photo: Selete-Vilara, CC0.
Oleiros Castle is a medieval castle located closed to Urrós, civil parish of Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, municipality of Mogadouro, district of Bragança, in Portugal, at an elevation of 482 meters above sea level. Castle of Oleiros is situated 1 km east of Bemposta Dam.
Pelourinho de Bemposta
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Bemposta is situated 3 km northwest of Bemposta Dam.
Capela de Santo Cristo
Church
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Santo Cristo is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Bemposta Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bemposta and Villarino de los Aires.
Bemposta
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bemposta is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Bemposta Dam.
Villarino de los Aires
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villarino de los Aires is a large municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located in the very north of the province and as of 2016 has a population of 869 people. Villarino de los Aires is situated 3½ km south of Bemposta Dam.
Urrós
Village
Urrós is a civil parish of the municipality of Mogadouro, with 32,47 km² of area and 250 inhabitants. Urrós is situated 5 km north of Bemposta Dam.
Bemposta Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.30045° or 41° 18′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.47023° or 6° 28′ 13″ westElevation
408 metres (1,339 feet)Inception
1964Height
87 metres (285 feet)Operator
MovheraOpen location code
8CHM8G2H+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 533091902OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q3375350
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Satellite Map
Discover Bemposta Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Bemposta Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presa de Bemposta”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد بيمبوستا”
- French: “barrage de Bemposta”
- French: “Barrage de Bemposta”
- Galician: “Encoro de Bemposta”
- German: “Talsperre Bemposta”
- Italian: “Diga di Bemposta”
- Mirandese: “Barraige de Bempuosta”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bemposta-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Bemposta-demningen”
- Persian: “سد بمپسا”
- Portuguese: “Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Aproveitamento Hidroelétrico de Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Central Hidroeléctrica de Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Central Hidroelétrica de Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Empreendimento Hidroeléctrico do Douro Internacional / Bemposta”
- Portuguese: “Empreendimento Hidroelétrico do Douro Internacional / Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Barragem de Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Central Hidroeléctrica de Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Encoro de Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Presa de Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Represa de Bemposta”
- Spanish: “Salto de Bemposta”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Бемпоста”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Hidroelétrica da Bemposta II and Baloiço da Bemposta.
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