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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.5824,Lat: 46.1713
Elevation	452 meter above sea level
Local time	20:21:48pm
Name province/region	Sibiu
Name Subregion	Hoghilag

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Roandola	2.6 km	East
2 Copşa Mare	4.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Şaroş pe Târnave	5.1 km	NorthWest
4 Biertan	6.2 km	SouthWest
5 Floreşti	6.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	226 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	341 km	EastNorthEast
3 Београд (Beograd)	Serbia	358 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 376 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 Bezid (1.2 km² at a distance of 34.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dealul Metiş with a height of 622 meter (at a distance of 18.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Ukranian-Romanian border with a straight distance of 174.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 245 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 84%, low mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Transylvanian Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 212 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Transilvania Târgu Mures International Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.2 km2

46.2%

Nature

5.7 km2

7.2%

Agriculture

35 km2

44.6%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valchid in country Romania

Valchid 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	15 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Sighişoara	Romania	17 km	EastNorthEast
3 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape	Romania	113 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Podi?ul Hrtibaciului	RO	0 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Biertan

Type of weather in Biertan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	04:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:49 Europe/Amsterdam