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Žiar (Banskobystrický kraj)

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General information - Location

Country	Slovakia
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.2735,Lat: 48.4373
Elevation	184 meter above sea level
Local time	20:59:00pm
Name province/region (Kraj)	Banskobystrický kraj
Wiki-website Subregion (Okres)	Revúca
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Žiar
Other place with same name 1	Žiar Žilinský kraj - Liptovský Mikuláš

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Otročok	1.3 km	North
2 Levkuška	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Gemer	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Stránska	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Tornaľa	4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Budapest	Hungary	137 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	238 km	WestSouthWest
3 Wien	Austria	290 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 556 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Croatia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Hornad, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodná nádrž Teplý vrch (0.6 km² at a distance of 13.4 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Fertős-tető with a height of 604 meter (at a distance of 21.1 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Hungarian border with a straight distance of 10.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 51%, hill: 49%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Inner Western Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (at a distance of 135 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (at a distance of 71 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.4 km2

17.1%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

57.8 km2

73.6%

Viticulture

0.8 km2

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Žiar in country Slovakia

Žiar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst	Hungary,Slovakia	16 km	EastNorthEast
2 Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments	Slovakia	72 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings	Hungary	74 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cerová vrchovina - Porimavie	SK	2.9 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemerská Horka

Type of weather in Gemerská Horka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:53 Europe/Amsterdam