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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.1509,Lat: 46.4053
Elevation	910 meter above sea level
Local time	23:26:07pm
Name province/region	Alba
Name Subregion	Bistra

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nămaş	1.6 km	SouthWest
2 Trişoreşti	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Găneşti	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Gârde	2.7 km	South
5 Lunca Largă	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	277 km	SouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	317 km	EastSouthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	332 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 485 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 27.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 128 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 179 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 39%, moderate high mountains: 59%, high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 284 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.1 km2

47.3%

Nature

10.1 km2

12.9%

Agriculture

28.6 km2

36.4%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poiu in country Romania

Poiu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	11 km	South
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	88 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	128 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Muntele Mare	RO	6.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bistra

Type of weather in Bistra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:51 Europe/Amsterdam