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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.2246,Lat: 45.0657
Elevation	274 meter above sea level
Local time	10:50:41am
Name province/region	Vâlcea
Name Subregion	Mihăeşti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Govora	0.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vulpueşti	0.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gurişoara	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Bârseşti	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Râpăneşti	3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	164 km	EastSouthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	274 km	South
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	299 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 358 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 Govora (7.4 km² at a distance of 7.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Serbian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 129.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 181 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 156 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sibiu International Airport (at a distance of 81 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.8 km2

40.4%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

35.5 km2

45.2%

Urban area

9.1 km2

11.6%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Scărişoara in country Romania

Scărişoara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	21 km	WestNorthWest
2 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	94 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	127 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valea Oltului Inferior	RO	7.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Băile Govora

Type of weather in Băile Govora	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:44 Europe/Amsterdam