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Pоdkоva (Подкова)

General information - Location

Country	Bulgaria
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.3985,Lat: 41.3989
Elevation	269 meter above sea level
Local time	20:37:07pm
Name province/region	Кърджали
Name Subregion	Кирково
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Подкова

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Островец (Оstrоvets)	1.3 km	SouthWest
2 Шопци (Shоptsi)	2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Върбен (Varben)	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Чорбаджийско (Chоrbadzhiyskо)	3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Първица (Parvitsa)	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	223 km	WestNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	334 km	West
3 Bucureşti	Romania	343 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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. Студен кладенец (25.7 km² at a distance of 21.7 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is ΚΟΜΟΤΗΝΗ with a height of 1483 meter (at a distance of 21.4 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 13.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 86%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly western 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 217 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (at a distance of 76 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.2 km2

13%

Nature

16.8 km2

21.4%

Agriculture

49 km2

62.3%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pоdkоva (Подкова) in country Bulgaria

Pоdkоva (Подкова) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex	Turkey	102 km	EastNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	103 km	SouthWest
3 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak	Bulgaria	135 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rodopi - Iztochni	BG	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kirkovo

Type of weather in Kirkovo	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:33 Europe/Amsterdam