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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.1774,Lat: 45.7552
Elevation	491 meter above sea level
Local time	19:38:06pm
Name province/region	Braşov
Name Subregion	Şinca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Şinca Veche	1.3 km	NorthWest
2 Ohaba	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Perşani	4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Şercăiţa	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Vad	5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	163 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	317 km	NorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	373 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 314 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 (reservoir) is Pecineagu (2.7 km² at a distance of 21.1 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vârful Cetăţii with a height of 1105 meter (at a distance of 23.5 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 210.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 295 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 40%, low mountains: 60%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 149 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bra?ov-Ghimbav International Airport (U.C.) (at a distance of 27 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.4 km2

33.7%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

47.5 km2

60.6%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vâlcea in country Romania

Vâlcea 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	52 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	59 km	NorthWest
3 Monastery of Horezu	Romania	111 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Piemontul Fagara?	RO	0.1 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Şinca Veche

Type of weather in Şinca Veche	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	04:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:42 Europe/Amsterdam