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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.2555,Lat: 44.3402
Elevation	205 meter above sea level
Local time	22:05:45pm
Name province/region	Dolj
Name Subregion	Carpen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cleanov	4.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gebleşti	4.8 km	East
3 Seaca de Pădure	5.1 km	NorthEast
4 Veleni	5.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Călugărei	5.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	183 km	South
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	227 km	West
3 Bucureşti	Romania	227 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 388 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 (reservoir) is Fântânele (2.5 km² at a distance of 28.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 33.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 12%, hill: 88%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 183 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 51 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.1 km2

14.1%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

57.9 km2

73.6%

Viticulture

4 km2

Urban area

5.2 km2

6.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carpen in country Romania

Carpen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	99 km	SouthWest
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	112 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	143 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Silvostepa Olteniei	RO	1.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carpen

Type of weather in Carpen	moderate rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:38 Europe/Amsterdam