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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.1501,Lat: 41.3276
Elevation	369 meter above sea level
Local time	23:31:30pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Felgueiras
Name	Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alto da Lixa	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Paço	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Serrinha	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Lagarteira	2.4 km	South
5 Taipa	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	299 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	392 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	628 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 48 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 do Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 53.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 75 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 93%, low mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 45 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.7 km2

23.7%

Nature

7.6 km2

9.6%

Agriculture

43.2 km2

55%

Viticulture

3.1 km2

3.9%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lixa in country Portugal

Lixa at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	18 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	32 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	39 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	13 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Espinca

Type of weather in Espinca	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	07:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:49 Europe/Amsterdam