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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.8482,Lat: 42.0186
Elevation	619 meter above sea level
Local time	16:48:14pm
Name province/region	Galicia
Name Subregion	Ourense
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Porqueira

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 San Lourenzo	1.4 km	West
2 Castelaus	2.7 km	South
3 Paradela de Abeleda	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Congostro	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ganade	5.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	379 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	395 km	SouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	689 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 70 km (direction NorthWest).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 Embalse de las Conchas (7.1 km² at a height of around 550 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 10.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 63%, moderate high mountains: 37%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (at a distance of 109 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.7 km2

11.1%

Nature

29.9 km2

38.1%

Agriculture

39.9 km2

50.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forxa in country Spain

Forxa 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	67 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	73 km	SouthWest
3 Las Médulas	Spain	101 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
A Limia	ES	1.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Porqueira

Type of weather in Porqueira	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam