Mondego River in Portugal

The Rio Mondego (pron. IPA: [mõ'ðeɣu]; English language: Mondego River) is the longest river located exclusively in Portuguese territory. It has its source in Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal (i.e. except the Portuguese islands). It runs 234 km from the Gouveia municipality (at 1425 meters) in Serra da Estrela, to its mouth into the Atlantic Ocean next to the city of Figueira da Foz. It crosses the city of Coimbra, and the Montemor-o-Velho municipality. Image File history File links Rio_mondego. ... Image File history File links Rio_mondego. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Anthem A Portuguesa Capital (and largest city) Lisbon Official languages Portuguese1 Government Parliamentary democracy  -  President Aníbal Cavaco Silva  -  Prime Minister José Sócrates Formation June 24, 1128   -  Founding of the first County of Portugal 868   -  Battle of São Mamede June 24, 1128   -  Kingdom 25 July 1139   -  Recognized 5... Serra da Estrela (English: Mountain of the Star) is the highest mountain range in Portugal and includes mainland Portugals highest peak (Pico mountain in the Portuguese Azores islands is higher), which has a natural altitude of 1993 m (around 6541 feet). ... Continental Portugal (Portuguese: Portugal Continental) is the designation of the mainland Portugal territory, in the Iberian Peninsula, located in the Continental Europe. ... Gouveia is a municipality of Portugal in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu and a subdivision of the Beira Interior region. ... Figueira da Foz, is a city of the district of Coimbra, in Portugal. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Centro  - Subregion Baixo Mondego  - District or A.R. Coimbra Mayor Carlos Encarnação  - Party PSD Area 319. ... Montemor-o-Velho is a town and municipality of the Coimbra district, in Portugal It has got 3000. ...

Gallery

Mondego bank in Coimbra. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 293 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Created by: Portuguese_eyes Upload by: User:Rei-artur Foto: Flickr File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on...

Europa bridge over the Mondego. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 249 pixels Full resolution (953 × 297 pixel, file size: 42 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Coimbra Mondego ...

Mondego in Coimbra by night. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 566 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 906 pixel, file size: 262 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Created by: Portuguese_eyes Upload by: User:Rei-artur Foto: Flickr File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that...

See also

• Montego
• Serra da Estrela
• Coimbra
• Figueira da Foz