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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.9016,Lat: 45.2059
Elevation	454 meter above sea level
Local time	10:54:10am
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Aluniş

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ştefeşti	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Aluniş	2.5 km	SouthWest
3 Livadea	2.6 km	SouthEast
4 Cosmina de Sus	3 km	South
5 Slănic	3.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	87 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	306 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	350 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ialomita, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Paltinu (2.1 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 134.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 188 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 70%, low mountains: 30%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Outer Eastern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 63 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.7 km2

23.7%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

46.3 km2

58.9%

Urban area

9 km2

11.4%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.2%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ostrovu in country Romania

Ostrovu 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	135 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	141 km	NorthWest
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	148 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cheile Doftanei	RO	8 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ştefeşti

Type of weather in Ştefeşti	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	04:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:42 Europe/Amsterdam