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Vila Franca do Rosário

General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -9.2563,Lat: 38.9741
Elevation	124 meter above sea level
Local time	8:49:04am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Lisboa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mafra
Name	Enxara do Bispo, Gradil e Vila Franca do Rosário

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Carapiteira	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Tourinha	1.9 km	North
3 Gradil	2.2 km	NorthWest
4 Enxara do Bispo	2.5 km	NorthEast
5 Barras	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	30 km	South
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	472 km	SouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	503 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de São Domingos (1.5 km² at a height of around 42 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.8 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 164.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 231 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 36%, 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
Estremadura - Oeste

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) (at a distance of 24 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.9 km2

12.5%

Nature

10.3 km2

13.1%

Agriculture

50.5 km2

64.2%

Viticulture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

6 km2

7.6%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vila Franca do Rosário in country Portugal

Vila Franca do Rosário at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)	Portugal	7.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Cultural Landscape of Sintra	Portugal	25 km	SouthWest
3 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon	Portugal	32 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sintra / Cascais	PT	14 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gradil

Type of weather in Gradil	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	13 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	07:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam