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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.0129,Lat: 44.1168
Elevation	141 meter above sea level
Local time	1:50:28am
Name province/region	Dolj
Name Subregion	Castranova

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Puţuri	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Georocu Mare	5.3 km	West
3 Apele Vii	6.7 km	SouthEast
4 Leu	7.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Zănoaga	8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	168 km	South
2 Bucureşti	Romania	171 km	EastNorthEast
3 Приштина	Kosovo	283 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 329 km (direction East).The coastline is located in another country namely Bulgaria.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jiu, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Fântânele (2.5 km² at a distance of 34.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 41 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 57 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 166 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.8 km2

11.2%

Agriculture

61.3 km2

78.1%

Viticulture

3.4 km2

4.3%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castranova in country Romania

Castranova at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	119 km	North
2 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	149 km	WestSouthWest
3 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	163 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Jiului	RO	7.7 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castranova

Type of weather in Castranova	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:31 Europe/Amsterdam