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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.3522,Lat: 41.6224
Elevation	93 meter above sea level
Local time	2:01:37am
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Amares
Name	Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Souto	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Montinho	2.7 km	SouthWest
3 Santril	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Pousadela	3 km	East
5 Além	3.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	327 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	418 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	665 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 38 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cavado, Ave and Leca. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Caniçada (7.5 km² at a height of around 161 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 26.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 75%, hill: 24%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 49 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.9 km2

24.1%

Nature

10.3 km2

13.1%

Agriculture

38.9 km2

49.6%

Viticulture

6.8 km2

8.6%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Amares in country Portugal

Amares at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	7.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	21 km	South
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	57 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Peneda / Gerês	PT	7.9 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Amares
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amares

Type of weather in Amares	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	9 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	08:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:04 Europe/Amsterdam