Palanca

General information - Location

Country	Moldova
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.2039,Lat: 47.3351
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	0:02:04am
Name province/region	Călăraşi
Name Subregion	Hîrjauca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hîrjauca	1.1 km	East
2 Bularda	2.7 km	North
3 Leordoaia	4 km	West
4 Oricova	4.5 km	SouthEast
5 Mîndra	4.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chişinău	Moldova	61 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bucureşti	Romania	363 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	384 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 211 km (direction East).The coastline is located in another country namely Ukraine.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dnister main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Dniestr. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ghidighici (7.8 km² at a height of around 54 meter above sea level) at a distance of 40.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Moldavian border with a straight distance of 34.2 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 35%, hill: 65%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Moldavian Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 350 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Iasi Airport (at a distance of 47 km in SouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palanca in country Moldova

Palanca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of Moldavia	Romania	193 km	West
2 Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans	Ukraine	200 km	WestNorthWest
3 Danube Delta	Romania	269 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leordoaia

Type of weather in Leordoaia	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	04:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:26 Europe/Amsterdam