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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.1984,Lat: 44.8153
Elevation	102 meter above sea level
Local time	15:48:31pm
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Râfov

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fânari	1.6 km	South
2 Independenţa	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Buda	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Sicrita	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Olarii Vechi	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	43 km	South
2 Chişinău	Moldova	322 km	NorthNorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	333 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 200 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ialomita, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Lacul Snagov (5.4 km² at a distance of 7.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 86.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 122 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.6 km2

22.4%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

54.2 km2

69%

Urban area

6.1 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palanca in country Romania

Palanca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	104 km	SouthEast
2 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	124 km	South
3 Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari	Bulgaria	133 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Ialomi?ei	RO	0.3 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gherghiţa

Type of weather in Gherghiţa	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:28 Europe/Amsterdam