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Luz (Continente)

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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.3758,Lat: 38.3448
Elevation	147 meter above sea level
Local time	19:56:57pm
Name province/region (Continente)	Continente
Wiki-website Distrito (Distrito)	Évora
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mourão
Name Freguesia	Luz
Other place with same name 1	Luz Região Autónoma Dos Açores - Ilha da Graciosa
Other place with same name 2	Luz Continente - Braga
Other place with same name 3	Luz Continente - Faro

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mourão	5 km	NorthEast
2 Campinho	8.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Granja	11.7 km	SouthEast
4 São Marcos do Campo	11.9 km	West
5 Telheiro/Ferragudo	11.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	161 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	306 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	390 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 112 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Guadiana main - Lower - Ardilla, part of the larger catchment area Guadiana. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Alqueva (218.4 km² at a height of around 151 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Alentejo Central

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 155 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.4 km2

9.4%

Nature

3.1 km2

3.9%

Agriculture

34.4 km2

43.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

33 km2

41.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Luz in country Portugal

Luz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Évora	Portugal	54 km	NorthWest
2 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	62 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	109 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mourão/Moura/Barrancos	PT	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mourão

Type of weather in Mourão	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 13 October 2026:	11 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	08:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:55 Europe/Amsterdam