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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.717,Lat: 44.8427
Elevation	370 meter above sea level
Local time	14:41:03pm
Name province/region	Argeş
Name Subregion	Poiana Lacului

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cătunaşi	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Dealu Viilor	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sămara	1.8 km	South
4 Băjăneşti	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bătrâni	3.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	118 km	East
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	265 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	336 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 313 km (direction EastSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Bulgaria.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main lower 1 - Ogosta, Iskar, Vit, Osum, Yantra, Rusenski Lom, Vedea, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Budeasa (5.2 km² at a distance of 11.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 121.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 170 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 112 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 88 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39 km2

49.6%

Agriculture

29.9 km2

38.1%

Urban area

9.7 km2

12.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Metofu in country Romania

Metofu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	67 km	WestNorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	140 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	144 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platforma Cotmeana	RO	5.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poiana Lacului

Type of weather in Poiana Lacului	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	05:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:30 Europe/Amsterdam