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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5991,Lat: 41.5814
Elevation	40 meter above sea level
Local time	17:16:25pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito)	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Roriz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rebordelo	0.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Seixomil	0.9 km	NorthWest
3 Gandra	1 km	WestNorthWest
4 Mosqueiro	1.1 km	South
5 Pateirão	1.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	319 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	436 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	670 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 17 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 31.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 39.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 81%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 38 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.3 km2

38.5%

Nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

35.7 km2

45.4%

Viticulture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

8 km2

10.2%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Quiraz in country Portugal

Quiraz 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	19 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	30 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	49 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	16 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lijó

Type of weather in Lijó	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:10 Europe/Amsterdam