Vilarinho da Furna
Vilarinho da Furna | |
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Vila/Town | |
The ruins of Vilarinho da Furna during the dry season, when the former-village becomes exposed | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′49″N 8°11′49″W / 41.78028°N 8.19694°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Subregion | Oeste |
| District | Braga |
| Municipality | Terras de Bouro |
| Vilarinho da Furna | 1st Century |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (1967) | |
• Total | 300 |
| Demonym | Vilarense |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT |
| Several versions of the village's name exist: Vilarinho da Furna, Vilarinho das Furnas, Vilarinho, Villarinho, Vilarinho de Furmas, Villarinho da Furna and Villarinho das Furnas. The villagers and residents of nearby villages generally know it as Vilarinho da Furna. "Das Furnas" is probably a reference to the rock cavities found near the spring of Rio de Furnas. | |
Vilarinho da Furna (alternately called Vilarinho das Furnas) was a former village, located in the civil parish of Campo de Gerês, in the municipality of Terras de Bouro, in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. Located on the banks of the rivers Homem and Ribeira do Eido, in 1972, it was intentionally submerged by the Portuguese state during the course of filling a reservoir of the same name. Although still legally held by the former villages, the lands are inundated and the ruins of the former village are only visible during the dry season, when it emerges as a tourist attraction.