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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.9738,Lat: 46.2425
Elevation	956 meter above sea level
Local time	2:31:23am
Name province/region	Alba
Name Subregion	Ciuruleasa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Buceş-Vulcan	2.2 km	South
2 Mătişeşti	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Blăjeni-Vulcan	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Bodreşti	3 km	North
5 Bogleşti	3.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	255 km	SouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	315 km	EastSouthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	327 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 490 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mures, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Fântânele (11.5 km² at a distance of 43.7 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Găina with a height of 1486 meter (at a distance of 20.2 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 122.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 172 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 40%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Western Romanian Carpathians - Apuseni Mountains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (at a distance of 262 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.7 km2

51.8%

Agriculture

37.2 km2

47.4%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vulcan in country Romania

Vulcan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	14 km	NorthEast
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	74 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	139 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mun?ii Metaliferi	RO	0.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ciuruleasa

Type of weather in Ciuruleasa	few clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:36 Europe/Amsterdam