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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4458,Lat: 41.6256
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	20:09:32pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Verde
Name	Turiz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gandra	0.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Fontelo	0.7 km	South
3 Pombal	0.9 km	NorthWest
4 Gandra	1.1 km	SouthEast
5 Bouçós de Cima	1.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	326 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	425 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	668 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 30 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 18.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 31.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 46 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.6 km2

19.9%

Nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

42.1 km2

53.6%

Viticulture

1.5 km2

Urban area

12.7 km2

16.2%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arca in country Portugal

Arca 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	9.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	24 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	55 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rio Lima	PT	14 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Turiz

Type of weather in Turiz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	07:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam