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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.3944,Lat: 45.1667
Elevation	590 meter above sea level
Local time	1:59:05am
Name province/region	Dâmboviţa
Name Subregion	Runcu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Runcu	0.9 km	NorthWest
2 Bădeni	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Ferestre	2.3 km	NorthWest
4 Siliştea	2.4 km	North
5 Costeşti	2.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	98 km	SouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	323 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chişinău	Moldova	339 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 272 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 (reservoir) is Boboci (2.1 km² at a distance of 19.5 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Rusetu with a height of 602 meter (at a distance of 21.1 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 143.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 201 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 84%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 85 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 61 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.6 km2

27.5%

Nature

9.8 km2

12.5%

Agriculture

37.5 km2

47.7%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11.1%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

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	108 km	West
2 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	118 km	NorthWest
3 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	126 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bucegi	RO	10 km	NorthNorthEast

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 Runcu

Type of weather in Runcu	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	04:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:30 Europe/Amsterdam