Águeda River
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The Águeda is a river tributary of the Douro River, that springs from the Serra das Mesas in Spain
, in the autonomous community
of Castile and León
. It flows 130 kilometers until it reaches the Douro River near Barca de Alva, Portugal
. The Águeda makes a natural border between Portugal and Spain for much of its path.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, in the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
. It flows 130 kilometers until it reaches the Douro River near Barca de Alva, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The Águeda makes a natural border between Portugal and Spain for much of its path.