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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.3073,Lat: 47.1508
Elevation	226 meter above sea level
Local time	19:51:54pm
Name province/region (Judeţ)	Sălaj
Wiki-website Subregion (Comună)	Bălan
Other place with same name 1	Bălan Champagne-Ardenne - Ardennes
Other place with same name 2	Bălan Rhône-Alpes - Ain
Other place with same name 3	Bălan Harghita - Bălan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chechiş	2.8 km	North
2 Chendrea	3.2 km	South
3 Trestia	4.7 km	SouthEast
4 Gălpâia	5 km	SouthWest
5 Racâş	5.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Budapest	Hungary	321 km	West
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	344 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bucureşti	Romania	370 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 516 km (direction East).The coastline is located in another country namely Ukraine.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Somes, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Vârşolţ (4.3 km² at a distance of 28 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 85 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 119 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 98%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Transylvanian Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lviv International Airport (at a distance of 301 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cluj-Napoca International Airport (at a distance of 50 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.9 km2

34.2%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

41.4 km2

52.7%

Viticulture

2.4 km2

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bălan in country Romania

Bălan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wooden Churches of Maramureş	Romania	94 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	95 km	South
3 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	153 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rac? - Hida	RO	5.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bălan

Type of weather in Bălan	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:46 Europe/Amsterdam