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Balsha (Балша)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.2612,Lat: 42.8512
Elevation	712 meter above sea level
Local time	16:52:16pm
Name province/region	София (столица)
Name Subregion	Столична
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Балша

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Драговищица (Dragоvishtitsa)	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Голяновци (Gоlyanоvtsi)	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Доброславци (Dоbrоslavtsi)	3.6 km	SouthEast
4 Житен (Zhiten)	3.7 km	South
5 Кътина (Katina)	4.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	18 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Приштина	Kosovo	173 km	WestSouthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	176 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 232 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main lower 1 - Ogosta, Iskar, Vit, Osum, Yantra, Rusenski Lom, Vedea, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Панчарево (0.7 km² at a distance of 29.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 35.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 69%, moderate high mountains: 31%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Balkan mountains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.5 km2

21%

Nature

18.4 km2

23.5%

Agriculture

35.4 km2

45.1%

Urban area

5.6 km2

7.1%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balsha (Балша) in country Bulgaria

Balsha (Балша) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	22 km	South
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	82 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	124 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dragoman	BG	5.6 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kostinbrod

Type of weather in Kostinbrod	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	05:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam