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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.3418,Lat: 45.4469
Elevation	753 meter above sea level
Local time	23:23:54pm
Name province/region	Hunedoara
Name Subregion	Petroşani

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dâlja Mare	3.4 km	South
2 Petroşani	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 Petrila	4.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Dâlja Mică	4.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Aninoasa	5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	238 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	244 km	EastSouthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	306 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 435 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jiu, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Oasa (6.7 km² at a distance of 23.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 106.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 49%, moderate high mountains: 51%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Southern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 236 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 70 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.1 km2

45.9%

Nature

6.8 km2

8.6%

Agriculture

27.3 km2

34.7%

Urban area

8.5 km2

10.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Peştera in country Romania

Peştera at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	20 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	60 km	EastSouthEast
3 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	97 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gradi?tea Muncelului - Cioclovina	RO	1.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Petroşani

Type of weather in Petroşani	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:42 Europe/Amsterdam