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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.5005,Lat: 45.779
Elevation	472 meter above sea level
Local time	17:14:45pm
Name province/region	Sibiu
Name Subregion	Porumbacu de Jos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Glâmboaca	3.2 km	West
2 Scoreiu	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sărata	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Porumbacu de Jos	4.1 km	SouthWest
5 Cârţa	5.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	194 km	SouthEast
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	336 km	WestSouthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	357 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 362 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Olt, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Râura (1.5 km² at a distance of 35.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 193.1 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 270 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 82%, low mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 182 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 32 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.6 km2

19.8%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

52.3 km2

66.6%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

4.8 km2

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Colun in country Romania

Colun at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	45 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	54 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	77 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oltul Mijlociu - Cibin - Hrtibaciu	RO	0.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Porumbacu de Jos

Type of weather in Porumbacu de Jos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	35 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:30 Europe/Amsterdam