Barca d'Alva
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Barca d'Alva is a small Portuguese riverside village near the Spanish border, known as a former key railway and river transport hub in the Douro Valley.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| accessRoute | EN221 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | parish of Escalhão NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderCrossingType | fluvial and former rail crossing ⓘ |
| borderFunction | former international rail border crossing between Portugal and Spain ⓘ |
| borderType |
Portuguese–Spanish border point
ⓘ
riverside border village ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean-influenced continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| crossBorderContext | part of historical Portugal–Spain rail corridor via Salamanca ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
river cruises ⓘ wine tourism ⓘ |
| formerRole |
railway hub
ⓘ
river transport hub ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key node in Douro Valley transport network ⓘ |
| knownFor |
end of navigable Douro cruise routes from Porto
ⓘ
proximity to Spanish village La Fregeneda ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douro Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Guarda District NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearRiver | Águeda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Douro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalitySeatOf | civil parish of Escalhão (administrative jurisdiction) ⓘ |
| nearInfrastructure | Douro River dams and locks system ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Douro International Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationScale | small village ⓘ |
| primaryRiverUse | tourist navigation ⓘ |
| railConnectionDirection |
east to La Fregeneda (Spain)
ⓘ
west to Porto ⓘ |
| railConnectionStatus |
Portuguese section of Douro line closed beyond Pocinho
ⓘ
international rail link to Spain closed ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | Iberian gauge ⓘ |
| railwayStation | Barca d'Alva railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Beira Interior Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Douro railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Fregeneda–Barca d'Alva railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
river cruise stop
ⓘ
scenic Douro Valley landscapes ⓘ |
| transportFunction | transshipment point between rail and river ⓘ |
| transportMode |
rail
ⓘ
river navigation ⓘ |
| wineRegion | Douro Demarcated Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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