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: “Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Bemposta”, “Aproveitamento Hidroelétrico de Bemposta”, “Bemposta Hydro Power Plant”, “Central Hidroeléctrica de Bemposta”, “Central Hidroelétrica de Bemposta”, “Empreendimento Hidroeléctrico do Douro Internacional / Bemposta”, “Empreendimento Hidroelétrico do Douro Internacional / Bemposta”, and “Represa de Bemposta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

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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

Photo: socrammarcos, CC BY 3.0.

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
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Latitude

41.30045° or 41° 18′ 2″ north

Longitude

-6.47023° or 6° 28′ 13″ west

Elevation

408 metres (1,339 feet)

Established

1964

Height

87 metres (285 feet)

Operator

Movhera

Open location code

8CHM8G2H+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 533091902

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q3375350

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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: “Barragem de Bemposta”
Spanish: “Presa de Bemposta”
Spanish: “Salto de Bemposta”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Бемпоста”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Central Hidroelétrica da Bemposta II and Baloiço da Bemposta.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tomadas de água da Central Hidroelétrica da Bemposta I and Tomada de água da Central Hidroelétrica da Bemposta II.

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