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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.4515,Lat: 42.0278
Elevation	511 meter above sea level
Local time	4:58:46am
Name province/region (Comunidad Autónoma)	Galicia
Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia)	Ourense
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Laza
Other place with same name 1	Retorta Continente - Braga
Other place with same name 2	Retorta Continente - Porto

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Matamá	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Nocedo Do Val	2.7 km	South
3 Laza	3.7 km	North
4 Cimadevila	4.1 km	North
5 Vences	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	366 km	SouthEast
2 Lisboa	Portugal	390 km	SouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	679 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 101 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Puertas (5.7 km² at a distance of 13.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 31%, low mountains: 58%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (at a distance of 126 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bragança Airport (at a distance of 65 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.8 km2

26.4%

Nature

39.2 km2

49.9%

Agriculture

18.1 km2

23.1%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Retorta in country Spain

Retorta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Las Médulas	Spain	74 km	EastNorthEast
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	92 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	95 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Río Támega	ES	0.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Laza

Type of weather in Laza	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:03 Europe/Amsterdam