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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.2828,Lat: 45.3772
Elevation	681 meter above sea level
Local time	0:20:34am
Name province/region	Hunedoara
Name Subregion	Vulcan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dealu Babii	2.5 km	NorthWest
2 Jiu-Paroşeni	2.6 km	SouthWest
3 Aninoasa	4.3 km	NorthEast
4 Iscroni	4.5 km	East
5 Dâlja Mare	5.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	232 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	245 km	EastSouthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	298 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 437 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jiu, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Vija (1.8 km² at a distance of 30.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 97.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 136 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 65%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Southern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 237 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 78 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.4 km2

48.9%

Nature

5.3 km2

6.7%

Agriculture

25.1 km2

32%

Urban area

9.3 km2

11.9%

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 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	27 km	North
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	61 km	East
3 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	104 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Defileul Jiului	RO	6.6 km	East

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 Vulcan

Type of weather in Vulcan	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	05:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam