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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.05,Lat: 45.7286
Elevation	518 meter above sea level
Local time	15:11:18pm
Name province/region	Sibiu
Name Subregion	Poplaca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Răşinari	2.9 km	SouthEast
2 Prislop	4.8 km	SouthEast
3 Gura Râului	5.3 km	West
4 Cisnădioara	5.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Cristian	6.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	215 km	EastSouthEast
2 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	301 km	WestSouthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	343 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 392 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Olt, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gura Râului (1.5 km² at a distance of 9.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 164.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 230 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 33%, low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Southern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 204 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 7.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.6 km2

36.4%

Nature

2.4 km2

Agriculture

44.7 km2

56.9%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poplaca in country Romania

Poplaca 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	59 km	WestSouthWest
2 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	61 km	South
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	72 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oltul Mijlociu - Cibin - Hrtibaciu	RO	9.3 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poplaca

Type of weather in Poplaca	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:40 Europe/Amsterdam