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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.324,Lat: 46.0315
Elevation	735 meter above sea level
Local time	3:45:19am
Name province/region (Judeţ)	Alba
Wiki-website Subregion (Comună)	Blandiana

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bulbuc	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Fântânele	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Valea Mare	5.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Curpeni	5.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Groşi	6.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	264 km	SouthWest
2 Bucureşti	Romania	280 km	EastSouthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	362 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 456 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 Teliuc (2.5 km² at a distance of 51 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 157.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 220 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 69%, moderate high mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 269 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 65 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.7 km2

59.5%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

30.6 km2

39%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Răcătău in country Romania

Răcătău at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	34 km	NorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	45 km	South
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	108 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mun?ii Metaliferi	RO	6.3 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blândiana

Type of weather in Blândiana	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	07:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:42 Europe/Amsterdam