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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.6868,Lat: 45.2173
Elevation	759 meter above sea level
Local time	0:00:55am
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Şotrile

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vistieru	1.3 km	NorthEast
2 Nistoreşti	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Şotrile	2.1 km	East
4 Podu Corbului	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Frăsinet	2.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	93 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	318 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	341 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 252 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 Paltinu (2.1 km² at a distance of 4.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Rusetu with a height of 602 meter (at a distance of 22.9 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 140.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 197 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 79%, moderate high mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Outer Eastern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 56 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.5 km2

32.5%

Nature

6.5 km2

8.2%

Agriculture

31.5 km2

40.1%

Urban area

12.5 km2

15.9%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plaiu Cornului in country Romania

Plaiu Cornului at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	124 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	131 km	NorthWest
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	131 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cheile Doftanei	RO	3.5 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Şotrile

Type of weather in Şotrile	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	05:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:19 Europe/Amsterdam