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Şimnicu de Jos

General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.822,Lat: 44.3594
Elevation	156 meter above sea level
Local time	18:19:39pm
Name province/region (Judeţ)	Dolj
Wiki-website Subregion (Municipiu)	Craiova

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Albeşti	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Şimnicu de Sus	4.1 km	NorthWest
3 Mischii	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Mlecăneşti	4.1 km	NorthEast
5 Dudoviceşti	4.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	182 km	EastNorthEast
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	190 km	South
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	270 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 352 km (direction East).The coastline is located in another country namely Bulgaria.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jiu, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Isalniţa (2.5 km² at a distance of 9.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 62.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 87 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 88%, hill: 12%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 182 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Craiova Airport (at a distance of 7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

51.2 km2

65.3%

Viticulture

2.9 km2

3.7%

Urban area

19.2 km2

24.5%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Şimnicu de Jos in country Romania

Şimnicu de Jos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	93 km	North
2 Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius	Serbia	141 km	WestSouthWest
3 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains	Romania	146 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Jiului	RO	8.2 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Şimnicu de Sus

Type of weather in Şimnicu de Sus	clear sky
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:52 Europe/Amsterdam