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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.5761,Lat: 41.5212
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	4:57:55am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Várzea

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Moinhos	0.9 km	NorthWest
2 Estrada	1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Outeiro	1 km	East
4 Pensal	1.1 km	SouthEast
5 Alconchel	1.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	313 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	432 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	663 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 17 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 32 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 46.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 65 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 86%, hill: 12%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 31 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.9 km2

29.2%

Nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

35.8 km2

45.6%

Viticulture

1.5 km2

Urban area

10.4 km2

13.3%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gandra in country Portugal

Gandra 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	17 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	25 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	42 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	16 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penedos

Type of weather in Penedos	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:38 Europe/Amsterdam