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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.4441,Lat: 41.6146
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	12:09:29pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vila Verde
Name	Soutelo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fontelo	0.6 km	North
2 Sampaio	0.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Larim	0.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Gandra	1.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Arca	1.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	325 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	425 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	667 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 18.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 32.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, 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 45 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.7 km2

16.2%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

42.8 km2

54.4%

Viticulture

1.6 km2

Urban area

15.5 km2

19.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cruz in country Portugal

Cruz 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	8.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	23 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	54 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Peneda / Gerês	PT	14 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Cruz
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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam