Santa Clara-a-Velha
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Santa Clara-a-Velha is a Portuguese
parish in the municipality of Odemira
. It has a population of 780 (2001) and an area of 99.42 km². In this village is located a dam
of Santa Clara (Barragem de Santa Clara), that already was one of the largest dams in Europe
.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
parish in the municipality of Odemira
Odemira
Odemira is a municipality in the Portuguese region of Alentejo with a total area of 1,720.6 km² and a total population of 25,738 inhabitants....
. It has a population of 780 (2001) and an area of 99.42 km². In this village is located a dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
of Santa Clara (Barragem de Santa Clara), that already was one of the largest dams in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.