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Mondego River in Coimbra. The Rio Mondego (European Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u mõˈdeɣu]) or Mondego River is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory. [1] It has its source in Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal (i.e. excluding the Portuguese islands).
Alva River (Portuguese: Rio Alva, Portuguese pronunciation:) is a river in Portugal.It flows into the Mondego River.. The river Alva is a mountain river, a tributary of the Mondego, rising on the southwest slope of the Serra da Estrela and running about 110 kilometres (68 mi) until draining into the river Mondego, which occurs in the town of Porto de Raiva, parish of Oliveira do Mondego ...
Mondego may refer to: Mondego River, Portugal; Rio Mondego, another name for the Miranda River (Brazil) Baixo Mondego, a subregion of Portugal; Cabo Mondego, natural monument in Portugal; Metro Mondego, light rail network in Coimbra, Portugal; Fernand Mondego, a villain in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Tennis Club da Figueira da Foz was founded in 1917 and is still located next to the Santa Catarina Fort at the mouth of the Mondego River today. The city hosted the Mundialto international beachsoccer tournament from 1997 to 2004.
Agadão River; Águeda River (Douro) Águeda River (Vouga) Albufeira River; Alcabrichel River; Alcantarilha River; Alcoa River; Alcobaça River; Alcofra River; Alfusqueiro River; Algibre River; Algoz River; Alheda River; Aljezur River; Almançor River; Almonda River; Almorode River; Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça ...
The Ceira River then flows north for about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to enter the Mondego River. National Highway 17 runs along the right bank of the river starting just west of Alçaperna and continuing all the way to the Mondego River, which it bridges into the town of Coimbra. The entire length of the Ceira is about 100 kilometres (62 mi).
The Ponte de Santa Clara (Portuguese for Santa Clara Bridge) is a t-section and haunched girder bridge completed and opened on 30 October 1954, crossing the Mondego River leading to the town square of Coimbra. It was inaugurated on the same date it opened by prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar for a total cost of 15,000 contos (€ 75,000).
Masséna's aims were to head north and force his way through the Mondego valley. His only obstacle was the Mondego River , but the French marshal found that all the bridges had been destroyed. In addition to this, he found the river impossible to ford , due to the city of Coimbra being occupied by Portuguese militia under Nicholas Trant .