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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.7821,Lat: 45.7694
Elevation	549 meter above sea level
Local time	6:23:56am
Name province/region	Vrancea
Name Subregion	Paltin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ghebari	1.2 km	North
2 Ursoaia	1.2 km	NorthEast
3 Prahuda	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Spulber	3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Fetig	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	158 km	South
2 Chişinău	Moldova	213 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	442 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 210 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Siret - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Siriu (9.5 km² at a distance of 50.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Gârbova with a height of 979 meter (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Moldavian border with a straight distance of 102.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 144 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 66%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 145 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.3 km2

55.2%

Agriculture

25.9 km2

32.9%

Urban area

6.7 km2

8.5%

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vâlcani in country Romania

Vâlcani 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	160 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	161 km	West
3 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	185 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Reghiu Scruntar	RO	5.2 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Reghiu

Type of weather in Reghiu	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:24 Europe/Amsterdam