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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.9216,Lat: 45.174
Elevation	445 meter above sea level
Local time	22:48:48pm
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Vărbilău

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Livadea	1.6 km	North
2 Cosmina de Sus	2.1 km	West
3 Cosmina de Jos	2.6 km	SouthWest
4 Vărbilău	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Ostrovu	3.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	83 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	307 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	348 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 234 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 12 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 130.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 183 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 87%, low mountains: 13%, 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
Outer Eastern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 67 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.1 km2

39.6%

Nature

6.3 km2

Agriculture

32.5 km2

41.4%

Urban area

7.1 km2

9.1%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Podu Ursului in country Romania

Podu Ursului 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	139 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	145 km	NorthWest
3 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	148 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cheile Doftanei	RO	9.3 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vărbilău

Type of weather in Vărbilău	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	05:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:25 Europe/Amsterdam