CruzesGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.3813,Lat: 41.51  |
| Elevation | 290 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:18:14pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Braga | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Guimarães | | Name | Sande São Lourenço e Balazar |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 314 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 416 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 654 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 33 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 19.9 km in NorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 38.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 57%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
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 38 km and direction SouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
18.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
15.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
30.5 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
12.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Cruzes in country Portugal
Cruzes at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Cruzes 
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