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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.6415,Lat: 44.8844
Elevation	395 meter above sea level
Local time	13:24:16pm
Name province/region	Argeş
Name Subregion	Cocu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Răchiţele de Sus	2.5 km	North
2 Bărbăteşti	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Popeşti	3.4 km	South
4 Groşi	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Greabănu	3.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	125 km	EastSouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	267 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	330 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 321 km (direction EastSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Bulgaria.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main lower 1 - Ogosta, Iskar, Vit, Osum, Yantra, Rusenski Lom, Vedea, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Budeasa (5.2 km² at a distance of 12.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 125 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 175 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 119 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 87 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.5 km2

54.1%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

29.7 km2

37.8%

Urban area

5.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Răchiţele de Jos in country Romania

Răchiţele de Jos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	59 km	WestNorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	132 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	140 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platforma Cotmeana	RO	0.4 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cocu

Type of weather in Cocu	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam