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Rakitna (Ракитна)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.1819,Lat: 41.847
Elevation	722 meter above sea level
Local time	21:28:53pm
Name province/region	Благоевград
Name Subregion	Симитли
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ракитна

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Брежани (Brezhani)	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Полето (Pоletо)	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Черниче (Cherniche)	4.8 km	West
4 Крупник (Krupnik)	5.2 km	West
5 Полена (Pоlena)	6.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	95 km	North
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	143 km	West
3 Приштина	Kosovo	189 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 129 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Бели Искър (0.9 km² at a distance of 43.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is връх Бански Суходол with a height of 2884 meter (at a distance of 18.7 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 16.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 26%, low mountains: 52%, moderate high mountains: 21%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26 km2

33.1%

Nature

35.9 km2

45.7%

Agriculture

13.2 km2

16.8%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rakitna (Ракитна) in country Bulgaria

Rakitna (Ракитна) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	24 km	EastSouthEast
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	35 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	89 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kresna	BG	0.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poleto

Type of weather in Poleto	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	05:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:30 Europe/Amsterdam