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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.1369,Lat: 45.0137
Elevation	190 meter above sea level
Local time	18:29:02pm
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Plopu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nisipoasa	2.3 km	NorthEast
2 Vârfurile	3.1 km	SouthEast
3 Hârşa	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Bighilin	3.2 km	SouthWest
5 Chiţorani	4.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	64 km	South
2 Chişinău	Moldova	308 km	NorthNorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	345 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 211 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 Iazul Morilor Teleajen (16.5 km² at a distance of 6.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 109.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 153 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 26%, hill: 74%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 49 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.3 km2

41.1%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

23.1 km2

29.4%

Viticulture

18.7 km2

23.8%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plopu in country Romania

Plopu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	124 km	SouthEast
2 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	145 km	South
3 Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari	Bulgaria	155 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Ialomi?ei	RO	13 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Plopu

Type of weather in Plopu	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	05:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:21 Europe/Amsterdam