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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.8113,Lat: 46.4422
Elevation	894 meter above sea level
Local time	13:29:47pm
Name province/region	Alba
Name Subregion	Gârda de Sus

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gârda de Sus	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Snide	1.8 km	West
3 Huzăreşti	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Dealu Bajului	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Petelei	3.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	261 km	SouthWest
2 Budapest	Hungary	307 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bucureşti	Romania	339 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 511 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mures, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Fântânele (11.5 km² at a distance of 23.2 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Găina with a height of 1486 meter (at a distance of 10.4 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 102.8 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 144 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 6%, moderate high mountains: 94%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Western Romanian Carpathians - Apuseni Mountains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (at a distance of 267 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cluj-Napoca International Airport (at a distance of 77 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.1 km2

61.2%

Nature

2.4 km2

Agriculture

26.8 km2

34.2%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Plai in country Romania

Plai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	29 km	EastSouthEast
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	99 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	154 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Apuseni	RO	1.3 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gârda de Sus

Type of weather in Gârda de Sus	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:54 Europe/Amsterdam