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Zhelen (Желен)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.3655,Lat: 42.9901
Elevation	565 meter above sea level
Local time	8:25:28am
Name province/region	София
Name Subregion	Своге
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Желен

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Церово (Tserоvо)	2.1 km	NorthWest
2 Своге (Svоge)	3.8 km	South
3 Бов (Bоv)	4.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Лесковдол (Leskоvdоl)	4.6 km	East
5 Бов (Bоv)	5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	33 km	South
2 Приштина	Kosovo	184 km	WestSouthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	192 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is яз. Дъбник (1 km² at a distance of 29.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 33.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 9%, low mountains: 45%, moderate high mountains: 46%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 33 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.8 km2

49.4%

Nature

11.4 km2

14.5%

Agriculture

22.7 km2

28.9%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.8%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zhelen (Желен) in country Bulgaria

Zhelen (Желен) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	39 km	South
2 Rila Monastery	Bulgaria	97 km	South
3 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	138 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Iskarski prolom - Rzhana	BG	1.6 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Svoge

Type of weather in Svoge	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	05:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:31 Europe/Amsterdam