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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.2939,Lat: 41.3658
Elevation	169 meter above sea level
Local time	11:12:24am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vizela
Name	Vizela (Santo Adrião)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lagoas	0.6 km	North
2 Lamarão	0.8 km	SouthWest
3 Peso	1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Monte da Santa	1.1 km	SouthEast
5 Souto	1.4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	300 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	405 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	637 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 37 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 50.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 28%, hill: 71%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.2 km2

15.6%

Nature

16.4 km2

20.9%

Agriculture

33.1 km2

42.2%

Viticulture

0.8 km2

Urban area

13.4 km2

17.1%

Infrastructure

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alfachim in country Portugal

Alfachim at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	8.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	22 km	North
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	36 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	25 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vizela

Type of weather in Vizela	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	07:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:44 Europe/Amsterdam