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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.4211,Lat: 44.2763
Elevation	168 meter above sea level
Local time	22:01:26pm
Name province/region	Dolj
Name Subregion	Vela

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Plopşor	2.8 km	South
2 Suharu	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sălcuţa	3.9 km	SouthEast
4 Floran	4 km	North
5 Căciulatu	4.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	176 km	South
2 Bucureşti	Romania	215 km	EastNorthEast
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	241 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 378 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main - Medium - Timok, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Fântânele (2.5 km² at a distance of 13.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 37.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 85%, hill: 15%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 175 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 38 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.9 km2

Agriculture

63.1 km2

80.3%

Viticulture

5.8 km2

7.4%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vela in country Romania

Vela at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	108 km	WestSouthWest
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	112 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	150 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Silvostepa Olteniei	RO	7.2 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vela

Type of weather in Vela	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	05:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam