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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.5009,Lat: 45.1054
Elevation	420 meter above sea level
Local time	8:00:15am
Name province/region	Argeş
Name Subregion	Ciofrângeni

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gibeşti	2.2 km	South
2 Giurgiuveni	2.2 km	NorthWest
3 Opăteşti	2.4 km	West
4 Burluşi	2.9 km	NorthEast
5 Popeşti	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	146 km	EastSouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	285 km	South
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	321 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 337 km (direction East).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 Râmnicul Vâlcea (1.8 km² at a distance of 8.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 149 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 209 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 91%, low mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 138 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 82 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.6 km2

27.5%

Nature

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

46.6 km2

59.3%

Urban area

7.9 km2

10.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piatra in country Romania

Piatra at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	39 km	West
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	109 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	117 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platforma Cotmeana	RO	9.2 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Piatra
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ciofrângeni

Type of weather in Ciofrângeni	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:33 Europe/Amsterdam