Katranitsa (Катраница)General information - Location
| Country | Bulgaria | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | East Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 24.9062,Lat: 41.5844  |
| Elevation | 1090 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:22:37am
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| Name province/region (Област) | Смолян | | Wiki-website Subregion (Община) | Смолян | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Катраница |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 София (Sоfiya) | Bulgaria | 179 km | 
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| | 2 Skopje | 
North-macedonia | 289 km | 
West
| | 3 Приштина | 
Kosovo | 331 km |
West
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 65 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa main -Medium - Tundzha, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is яз. Кърджали (14.7 km2 at a distance of 25.6 km in NorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 19.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 10%, moderate high mountains: 89%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 174 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Plovdiv International Airport (at a distance of 54 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
54.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
17 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Katranitsa (Катраница) in country Bulgaria
Katranitsa (Катраница) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Dobrostan | BG | 7.3 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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