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Оrlitsa (Орлица)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.4037,Lat: 41.3145
Elevation	481 meter above sea level
Local time	3:04:37am
Name province/region	Кърджали
Name Subregion	Кирково
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Орлица

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Лозенградци (Lоzengradtsi)	2.1 km	South
2 Априлци (Apriltsi)	2.7 km	West
3 Шумнатица (Shumnatitsa)	3.4 km	SouthWest
4 Кирково (Kirkоvо)	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Стрижба (Strizhba)	3.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	230 km	WestNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	336 km	West
3 Bucureşti	Romania	352 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main -Medium - Tundzha, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Студен кладенец (25.7 km² at a distance of 31 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is ΚΟΜΟΤΗΝΗ with a height of 1483 meter (at a distance of 13.4 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 4.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.9 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 43%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 224 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (at a distance of 68 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.1 km2

61.4%

Nature

10.6 km2

13.6%

Agriculture

17.4 km2

22.2%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Оrlitsa (Орлица) in country Bulgaria

Оrlitsa (Орлица) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	100 km	WestSouthWest
2 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	Turkey	105 km	NorthEast
3 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	145 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rodopi - Iztochni	BG	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkovo

Type of weather in Kirkovo	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:18 Europe/Amsterdam