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Iskar (Искър)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4523,Lat: 43.6717
Elevation	30 meter above sea level
Local time	11:07:50am
Name province/region	Плевен
Name Subregion	Гулянци
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Искър

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Гиген (Gigen)	3.7 km	NorthEast
2 Байкал (Baykal)	4.8 km	NorthWest
3 Крушовене (Krushоvene)	5.3 km	SouthWest
4 Славовица (Slavоvitsa)	6.2 km	South
5 Ореховица (Оrehоvitsa)	11.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	143 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	158 km	NorthEast
3 Приштина	Kosovo	291 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 276 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 24.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 7.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, 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 138 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.4%

Nature

5.4 km2

6.8%

Agriculture

56.4 km2

71.8%

Viticulture

4.6 km2

5.9%

Urban area

7.2 km2

9.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Iskar (Искър) in country Bulgaria

Iskar (Искър) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	122 km	EastNorthEast
2 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	139 km	SouthEast
3 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	150 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Karaboaz	BG	0.6 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dolna Mitropolia

Type of weather in Dolna Mitropolia	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	05:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:24 Europe/Amsterdam