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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.6315,Lat: 40.3724
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	19:01:08pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Coimbra
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cantanhede
Name	Cantanhede e Pocariça

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varziela	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Fontinha	1.6 km	North
3 Febres	2.7 km	North
4 Barracão	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Perboi de Cima	3.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	187 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	421 km	East
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	554 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vouga, Mondego and Lis. The nearest bigger lake is Lagoa da Barrinha de Mira (0.6 km² at a height of around 3 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 123 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 172 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 forest.

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

Name
Beira Litoral

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.3 km2

57.7%

Nature

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

19.8 km2

25.1%

Viticulture

5 km2

6.4%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Franciscas in country Portugal

Franciscas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia	Portugal	26 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Monastery of Batalha	Portugal	81 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	85 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas	PT	9.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cantanhede Municipality

Type of weather in Cantanhede Municipality	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	07:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam