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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.9457,Lat: 43.987
Elevation	44 meter above sea level
Local time	1:07:21am
Name province/region	Dolj
Name Subregion	Calafat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Антимово (Antimоvо)	4.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Кутово (Kutоvо)	4.7 km	North
3 Basarabi	5.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Ciupercenii Vechi	5.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Покрайна (Pоkrayna)	6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	146 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Приштина	Kosovo	207 km	SouthWest
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	216 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 358 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main - Medium - Timok, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Lacul Golenţi (2.2 km² at a distance of 7.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 1.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 84 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.9 km2

Nature

6.3 km2

8.1%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

41.6 km2

53.1%

Viticulture

6.4 km2

8.1%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11%

Water - Lakes

10.2 km2

13%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Calafat in country Romania

Calafat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	62 km	WestSouthWest
2 Boyana Church	Bulgaria	150 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	159 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ciuperceni - Desa	RO	0.9 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Calafat

Type of weather in Calafat	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:28 Europe/Amsterdam