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General information - Location

Country	Italy
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 18.4265,Lat: 40.0068
Elevation	67 meter above sea level
Local time	17:46:11pm
Name province/region	Puglia
Name Subregion	Lecce
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Castro

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vignacastrisi	2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Marittima	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Diso	3 km	West
4 Santa Cesarea Terme	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Vitigliano	4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tirane	Albania	189 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Podgorica	Montenegro	279 km	North
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	340 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Castro lies at the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: Ofanto, Fortore, Tri*, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake is Alimini Piccolo (1.7 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.5 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is San Eleuterio with a height of 195 meter (at a distance of 24 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 140 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 196 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (at a distance of 191 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

37.2 km2

87.7%

Urban area

5 km2

11.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castro in country Italy

Castro at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Trulli of Alberobello	Italy	132 km	NorthWest
2 Old Town of Corfu	Greece	135 km	East
3 Butrint	Albania	140 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca	IT	0.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Castro
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castro

Type of weather in Castro	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:44 Europe/Amsterdam