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Bârzava

Total population

1,063

Air quality index

54Moderate
Elevation204 m
Land area256.43 km²
Coordinates46.11°, 21.99°

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City facts

Elevation
204 m
Area
256.43 km²
head of government
Gabriel Faur
Official website
comunabarzava.ro

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Overview

Bârzava is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune Bârzava is situated at the foot of Zărand Mountains, at its contact point with Metaliferi Mountains, along the river Bârzava - a right tributary of the Mureș. It is composed of eight villages: Bârzava, Bătuța (Battuca), Căpruța (Kapruca), Dumbrăvița (Alsódombró), Groșii Noi (Garassa), Lalașinț (Lalánc), Monoroștia (Marosmonyoró) and Slatina de Mureș (Marosszlatina).

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History & geography

History

The first documentary record of the locality Bârzava dates back to 1471. Bătuța was mentioned in documents in 1851, Căpruța in 1350, Dumbrăvița in 1471, Groșii Noi in 1515, Lalașinț in 1585, Monoroștia in 1350 and Slatina de Mureș in 1439.

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Geography

Latitude
46.1064
Longitude
21.9926
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
75
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
996
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    142
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    105
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    85
  • Ashleaf Maple
    Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
    82
  • Wild Mockcucumber
    Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
    51
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    45
  • False Virginia-creeper
    Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch · Magnoliopsida
    44
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    43

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2023-06-06

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,317

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
43
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API