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Curtici

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Curtici

Total population

8,146

Founded

1519

Elevation101 m
Land area72.65 km²
Coordinates46.34°, 21.31°

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City facts

Founded
1519
Elevation
101 m
Area
72.65 km²
head of government
Ioan-Bogdan Ban
Official website
www.primariacurtici.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Curtici is a town located in Arad County, in western Romania. The town is situated at a 17 km (11 mi) distance from the county capital, Arad, in the western part of Arad County. It is the most important railway meeting point of Central Europe with the western part of Romania. Its administrative territory extends on a 7,970 ha area, on the Sântana Plateau, a plateau characterized in the zone of the town by the sand hills formed by the old branches of the river Mureș.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.3445
Longitude
21.3069
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,707
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    109
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    106
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    98
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    82
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    62
  • White Mulberry
    Morus alba L. · Magnoliopsida
    54
  • Little Owl
    Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    53
  • Common Purslane
    Portulaca oleracea L. · Magnoliopsida
    49

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
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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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arad

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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)
162
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Curtici

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Sources

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