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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0935,Lat: 44.4588
Elevation	277 meter above sea level
Local time	14:09:18pm
Name province/region	Mehedinţi
Name Subregion	Bâcleş

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biban	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Podu Grosului	3.4 km	NorthWest
3 Seliştiuţa	3.9 km	North
4 Bâcleş	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Giura	5.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	197 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	211 km	West
3 Bucureşti	Romania	239 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 404 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Greece.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Danube main - Medium - Timok, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Turceni (2.2 km² at a distance of 35.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dealul Cerdacu with a height of 312 meter (at a distance of 24.4 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 27.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 9%, hill: 91%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sofia Airport (at a distance of 197 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 65 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.6%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

67.2 km2

85.6%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petra in country Romania

Petra at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	96 km	SouthWest
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	109 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	131 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Silvostepa Olteniei	RO	12 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Dumbrava de Sus

Type of weather in Dumbrava de Sus	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	04:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:52 Europe/Amsterdam