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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.6102,Lat: 45.3316
Elevation	815 meter above sea level
Local time	3:34:44am
Name province/region	Argeş
Name Subregion	Arefu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Căpăţânenii Ungureni	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Căpăţânenii Pământeni	2.4 km	East
3 Poienari	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Berindeşti	4.2 km	East
5 Corbeni	4.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	153 km	EastSouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	312 km	South
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	332 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 336 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Arges, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Vidraru (8 km² at a distance of 4.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Cozia with a height of 1668 meter (at a distance of 20.5 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 170.1 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 238 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 65%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Southern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 143 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 64 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.9 km2

44.4%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

35.1 km2

44.8%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.3%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arefu in country Romania

Arefu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	50 km	WestSouthWest
2 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	91 km	North
3 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	100 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mun?ii Fagara?	RO	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arefu

Type of weather in Arefu	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:24 Europe/Amsterdam