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Sfântu Gheorghe

General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.7872,Lat: 45.8649
Elevation	562 meter above sea level
Local time	19:18:06pm
Name province/region (Judeţ)	Covasna
Wiki-website Subregion (Municipiu)	Sfântu Gheorghe
Other place with same name 1	Sfântu Gheorghe Mureş - Iernut
Other place with same name 2	Sfântu Gheorghe Tulcea - Sfântu Gheorghe
Other place with same name 3	Sfântu Gheorghe Ialomiţa - Sfântu Gheorghe
Other place with same name 4	Sfântu Gheorghe Giurgiu - Crevedia Mare
Other place with same name 5	Sfântu Gheorghe Giurgiu - Băneasa

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chilieni	3.3 km	SouthEast
2 Arcuş	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Sâncraiu	5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Valea Crişului	5.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Coşeni	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	161 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	269 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	406 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 280 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Olt, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Lacul Sfânta Ana (0.7 km² at a distance of 31.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Moldavian border with a straight distance of 178.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 250 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Inner Eastern Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.4 km2

15.8%

Agriculture

54.6 km2

69.6%

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.6%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sfântu Gheorghe in country Romania

Sfântu Gheorghe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania	Romania	84 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	86 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	158 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oltul Superior	RO	1.9 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Sfântu Gheorghe

Type of weather in Sfântu Gheorghe	light snow
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1035 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:38 Europe/Amsterdam