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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4792,Lat: 40.7642
Elevation	155 meter above sea level
Local time	2:24:56am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Aveiro
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albergaria-a-Velha
Name	Branca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Estrada	0.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Fundo de Vila	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Casaldima	1.3 km	South
4 Laginhas	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Mundo Novo	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	232 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	410 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	585 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vouga, Mondego and Lis. The nearest bigger lake is Pateira de Fermentelos (2.3 km² at a height of around 2 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 119.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 167 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 75%, hill: 25%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Beira Alta

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

55 km2

70%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

11.9 km2

15.1%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barroca in country Portugal

Barroca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	44 km	North
2 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	62 km	South
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	68 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ria de Aveiro	PT	8.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Branca

Type of weather in Branca	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam