CruzGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.4709,Lat: 41.1062  |
| Elevation | 111 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:20:36pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Porto | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gondomar | | Name | Foz do Sousa e Covelo | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Cruz
Continente - Braga | | Other place with same name 2 |
Cruz
Continente - Braga - Esposende | | Other place with same name 3 |
Cruz
Continente - Porto | | Other place with same name 4 |
Cruz
Continente - Viseu |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 269 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 414 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 618 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Crestuma-Lever (8.3 km2 at a height of around 12 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 82.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 116 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 85%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
21.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
36.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
12.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Cruz in country Portugal
Cruz at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Valongo | PT | 0.7 km | 
EastNorthEast
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Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Cruz 
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