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Gigen (Гиген)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4843,Lat: 43.6956
Elevation	28 meter above sea level
Local time	0:14:05am
Name province/region	Плевен
Name Subregion	Гулянци
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Гиген

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Искър (Iskar)	3.7 km	SouthWest
2 Байкал (Baykal)	5 km	West
3 Загражден (Zagrazhden)	7.7 km	NorthEast
4 Corabia	8.5 km	North
5 Крушовене (Krushоvene)	9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	147 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	154 km	NorthEast
3 Приштина	Kosovo	295 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 275 km (direction EastSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Izbiceni (13.8 km² at a distance of 20.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 6 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 95%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Danubian Plain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 142 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.3%

Nature

3.3 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

61 km2

77.6%

Viticulture

3.2 km2

Urban area

6.1 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gigen (Гиген) in country Bulgaria

Gigen (Гиген) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	120 km	EastNorthEast
2 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	140 km	SouthEast
3 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	154 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Karaboaz	BG	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Corabia

Type of weather in Corabia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	05:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:27 Europe/Amsterdam