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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7402,Lat: 41.6034
Elevation	56 meter above sea level
Local time	10:04:22am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Esposende
Name	Forjães

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brirães	1.4 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Boavista e Galinheira	2.3 km	East
3 Azevedo	2.4 km	West
4 Pereira	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Ponte	2.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	320 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	448 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	678 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 31.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 82%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 40 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.9 km2

36.8%

Nature

13.5 km2

17.2%

Agriculture

25.5 km2

32.4%

Urban area

10.2 km2

12.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forjães in country Portugal

Forjães 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	31 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	42 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	53 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	4.3 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palme

Type of weather in Palme	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam