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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.9202,Lat: 40.2479
Elevation	574 meter above sea level
Local time	4:12:22am
Name province/region	Extremadura
Name Subregion	Cáceres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gargantilla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aldeanueva del Camino	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Segura de Toro	3.6 km	SouthWest
3 Valdelamatanza	4.7 km	North
4 Alisadillas	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Abadía	5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	192 km	East
2 Lisboa	Portugal	321 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	457 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 236 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tajo main Medium - Alberche, Tietar, Alagon, part of the larger catchment area Tagus and Western Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Baños (1.9 km² at a height of around 609 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 74.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 105 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 16%, low mountains: 49%, moderate high mountains: 30%, high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (at a distance of 202 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Salamanca Airport (at a distance of 85 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.9 km2

33%

Nature

30.2 km2

38.5%

Agriculture

21.2 km2

27%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gargantilla in country Spain

Gargantilla at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	81 km	NorthWest
2 Old City of Salamanca	Spain	82 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Old Town of Cáceres	Spain	93 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sierra de Gredos y Valle del Jerte	ES	0.8 km	East

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gargantilla

Type of weather in Gargantilla	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	13 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	07:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam