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General information - Location

Country	Spain
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -5.6678,Lat: 40.9658
Elevation	819 meter above sea level
Local time	16:36:43pm
Name province/region	Castilla y León
Name Subregion	Salamanca
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Salamanca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 El Helmántico	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 El Helmántico	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Aldehuela de Los Guzmanes	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Las Dunas	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Carbajosa de la Sagrada	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madrid	Spain	180 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lisboa	Portugal	383 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	534 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 249 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Portugal.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Medium - Tormes, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Villagonzalo (1.6 km² at a height of around 807 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 72.5 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 101 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 60%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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 187 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Salamanca Airport (at a distance of 14 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

9.8 km2

12.5%

Agriculture

38 km2

48.3%

Urban area

27.2 km2

34.6%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Salamanca in country Spain

Salamanca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Old City of Salamanca	Spain	0.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde	Portugal,Spain	89 km	West
3 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches	Spain	89 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Riberas del Río Tormes y afluentes	ES	12 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Salamanca

Type of weather in Salamanca	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam