Vilarinho das Furnas Dam
Vilarinho das Furnas Dam is a power station in Vilar da Veiga, Terras de Bouro Municipality, Braga District. Vilarinho das Furnas Dam is situated nearby to the beach Praia Gerês Albufeira, as well as near Hotel Lagoa Azul do Geres.Photo: Tuga9890, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Portugal
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica de Vilarinho das Furnas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta and Hotel do Parque.
Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta
Church
Photo: Turismoenportugal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Hotel do Parque
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hotel do Parque is situated 3½ km north of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Estância Termal das Caldas do Gerês constituída pelo Balneário Termal e Colunata Honório Lima
Photo: Neitram, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estância Termal das Caldas do Gerês constituída pelo Balneário Termal e Colunata Honório Lima is situated 3½ km north of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerês and Ventosa.
Gerês
Town
Photo: Neitram, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gerês is a town, which is situated 3 km north of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Ventosa
Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ventosa is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Caniçada
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caniçada is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Vilarinho das Furnas Dam.
Vilarinho das Furnas Dam
- Categories: dam and industry
- Location: Vilar da Veiga, Terras de Bouro Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.70029° or 41° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
-8.17622° or 8° 10′ 34″ westInception
1972Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CHHPR2F+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 805803314OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q9649069
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Ukrainian—“Vilarinho das Furnas Dam” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Encoro de Vilarinho das Furnas”
- German: “Talsperre Vilarinho das Furnas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vilarinho das Furnas-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Vilarinho das Furnas-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Vilarinho das Furnas”
- Portuguese: “Barragem vilarinho da furna”
- Portuguese: “Barragem Vilarinho da Furna”
- Portuguese: “Barragem vilarinho das furnas”
- Portuguese: “Barragem Vilarinho das Furnas”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Віларіно-дас-Фурнас”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia Gerês Albufeira and Hotel Lagoa Azul do Geres.
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