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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.235,Lat: 41.2459
Elevation	270 meter above sea level
Local time	0:56:16am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Porto
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lousada
Name	Meinedo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Feira Nova	0.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Almeida	1.2 km	East
3 Ronfe	1.2 km	North
4 Pomarelho	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Regadas	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	288 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	397 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	622 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 38 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Torrão (3.4 km² at a height of around 64 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 63 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 88 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 22%, hill: 78%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.2 km2

14.3%

Nature

15.5 km2

19.7%

Agriculture

37.8 km2

48.1%

Viticulture

6.1 km2

7.7%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.4%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Foz in country Portugal

Foz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	23 km	North
2 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	34 km	West
3 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	37 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	17 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meinedo

Type of weather in Meinedo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	13 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	07:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam