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Alva

General information - Location

CountryPortugal
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeSouth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.9631,Lat: 40.8524 marker
Elevation557 meter above sea level
Local time2:13:00am
Name province/region (Continente)Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)Viseu
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityCastro Daire
Name Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos
Other place with same name 1 Alva Scotland - Clackmannanshire

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Termas do Carvalhal2 km East
2 Mosteirô2.5 km North
3 Mamouros2.7 km SouthSouthEast
4 Soutelo3.2 km EastSouthEast
5 Arcas3.5 km SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LisboaPortugal254 km SouthWest
2 Madrid   Spain367 km EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar   Gibraltar573 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 56 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vouga, Mondego and Lis. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Carrapatelo (7 km2 at a height of around 46 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 88.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 124 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 24%, low mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (at a distance of 16 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   45.6 km2 
 58% 
 Nature   14.1 km2 
 17.9% 
 Agriculture   17.6 km2 
 22.4% 
 Urban area   0.3 km2 
 0.4% 
 Infrastructure   0.3 km2 
 0.3% 

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Location of Alva in country Portugal


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Alto Douro Wine RegionPortugal31 km NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Portugal64 km NorthWest
3 Historic Centre of GuimarãesPortugal72 km North

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Rio PaivaPT4.6 km NorthEast

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