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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4851,Lat: 45.989
Elevation	436 meter above sea level
Local time	23:09:14pm
Name province/region	Sibiu
Name Subregion	Bârghiş

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vecerd	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Beneşti	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bârghiş	4 km	East
4 Zlagna	5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ghijasa de Sus	5.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	213 km	SouthEast
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	343 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chişinău	Moldova	355 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 373 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Olt, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Râura (1.5 km² at a distance of 32.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dealul Metiş with a height of 622 meter (at a distance of 4.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Ukranian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 195.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 274 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 45%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 200 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.5 km2

14.6%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

58.9 km2

75.1%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ighişu Vechi in country Romania

Ighişu Vechi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	28 km	NorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	35 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	97 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Podi?ul Hrtibaciului	RO	0.2 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alțâna

Type of weather in Alțâna	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	04:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:48 Europe/Amsterdam