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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.4805,Lat: 40.1161
Elevation	634 meter above sea level
Local time	16:54:38pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Castelo Branco
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fundão
Name	Alcongosta

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Donas	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Teixugas	2.2 km	NorthEast
3 Alpedrinha	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Chãos	3 km	NorthEast
5 Fundão	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	208 km	SouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	325 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	481 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 115 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Lower - Zezere, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Santa Águeda (6.1 km² at a height of around 384 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 39.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly northern 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)

Name
Pinhal do Centro

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 163 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.6 km2

11%

Nature

24.3 km2

30.9%

Agriculture

43.3 km2

55.1%

Viticulture

0.2 km2

0.2%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alcongosta in country Portugal

Alcongosta at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	82 km	WestNorthWest
2 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	94 km	EastNorthEast
3 Convent of Christ in Tomar	Portugal	97 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gardunha	PT	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fundão Municipality

Type of weather in Fundão Municipality	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	13 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	07:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam