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Răchiţele de Sus

General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.6513,Lat: 44.9061
Elevation	465 meter above sea level
Local time	4:25:00am
Name province/region	Argeş
Name Subregion	Cocu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bărbăteşti	1.6 km	West
2 Răchiţele de Jos	2.5 km	South
3 Greabănu	2.6 km	West
4 Băbana	4.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Groşi	4.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	126 km	EastSouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	269 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	331 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 Vâlcele (3.6 km² at a distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 127.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 178 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 90 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

50.8 km2

64.6%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

23.2 km2

29.5%

Urban area

4.5 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Răchiţele de Sus in country Romania

Răchiţele de Sus at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	58 km	WestNorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	131 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	137 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platforma Cotmeana	RO	1.3 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Băbana

Type of weather in Băbana	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam