PlacanicaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Italy | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 16.452,Lat: 38.4125  |
| Elevation | 205 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:43:50pm |
| Name province/region (Regione) | Calabria | | Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia) | Reggio di Calabria | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Placanica |
Nearest 5 places
| Placename |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Stignano | 1.8 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 2 Riace | 2.6 km |
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Camini | 3.4 km | 
NorthEast
| | 4 Titi | 3.7 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 5 Ursini | 4.6 km | 
West
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Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Valletta | 
Malta | 328 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Tirane | 
Albania | 435 km |
NorthEast
| | 3 Podgorica | 
Montenegro | 507 km | 
NorthNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Southern Appenines coastal: 2, part of the larger catchment area Southern Appenines. The nearest bigger lake is Lago di Lacina (3.9 km2 at a height of around 990 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Monte Pecoraro with a height of 1423 meter (at a distance of 16.1 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 341.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 478 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 46%, hill: 45%, low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (at a distance of 162 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lamezia Terme Airport (at a distance of 57 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
3.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
16 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
57 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.5 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Placanica in country Italy
Placanica at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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