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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.1408,Lat: 44.784
Elevation	268 meter above sea level
Local time	0:02:07am
Name province/region	Vâlcea
Name Subregion	Amărăşti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Padina	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Aninoasa	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Jaroştea	3 km	West
4 Olteanca	3.4 km	NorthWest
5 Amărăşti	3.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	160 km	East
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	242 km	South
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	291 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 348 km (direction EastSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Bulgaria.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 Zăvideni (10.9 km² at a distance of 9.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 112.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 158 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 156 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 56 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.2 km2

35.9%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

27.8 km2

35.3%

Viticulture

15.7 km2

20%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palanga in country Romania

Palanga at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	45 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	113 km	NorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	159 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valea Oltului Inferior	RO	8.2 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amărăşti

Type of weather in Amărăşti	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:37 Europe/Amsterdam