The Távora () is a river that rises near Trancoso and flows north until it flows into the river
Douro
The Douro (, , , ; ; ) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish Soria Province, province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern par ...
, of which it is a tributary. Its main tributaries are the Gradiz, Rio de Mel, Azores and Lezíria streams.
Originating in
Trancoso (district of
Guarda), it passes through many locations like Vila do Abade,
Vila da Ponte (
Sernancelhe
Sernancelhe () is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 km2.
The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.
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),
Escurquela
Escurquela is a small town in the north of Portugal. Located in the municipality of Sernancelhe, Viseu District, Viseu district, with a population of 138 (2011) is small hamlet located near the river Távora downstream of the Barragem do Vilar r ...
,
Riodades,
Granjinha,
Távora e Pereiro and
Tabuaço, going into the left bank of the Douro after having traveled about 47 kilometers.
It has an important reservoir, created by the
Vilar Dam located between the parishes of
Vilar and
Fonte Arcada.
[ ] This reservoir helps to normalize the Douro River flows, It is used for the production of electricity and is also recently used for the abstraction of water for public supply.
Etymology
Távora comes from the Latin '' tabula '' which means plank or wood for planks and by extension chestnut trees, which in the ancient world were used to make planks of excellence.
[FERREIRA, Pedro Augusto - TENTATIVA ETYMOLOGICO-TOPONYMICA de Investigação da etymologia ou proveniência dos nomes das nossas povoações, Terceiro Volume m linha Porto: Typografia Mendonça, 1915 pág. 63 e. Disponível em WWW:.] Thus the Távora River means "river of the boards" or "chestnut trees", appropriate name for the time because the great valley of the Távora was flooded in chestnut trees, being still today the Council of
Sernancelhe
Sernancelhe () is a municipality in the district Viseu, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5671, in an area of 228.61 km2.
The present mayor is Carlos Silva Santiago, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 3.
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considered the land of the
chestnut
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Description
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References
Rivers of Portugal
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