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Gura Văii

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Gura Văii

Total population

451

Air quality index

52Moderate
Elevation556 m
Coordinates45.73°, 24.90°

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City facts

Overview

Recea is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Berivoi (Berivoj), Dejani (Dezsán), Gura Văii, Iași (Jás), Recea, Săsciori (Szeszcsor), and Săvăstreni (Szevesztrény).

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.7283
Longitude
24.9020
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
55
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,070
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    229
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    198
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    178
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    168
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    159
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    158
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    148
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    140

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2026-08-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Octavian Paler
Octavian Paler
Romanian writer and journalist (1926–2007)
Vasile Suciu
Vasile Suciu
Romanian bishop
Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu
Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu
fascist, member of the Legionary movement
Aurel Vijoli
Aurel Vijoli
Romanian economist (1902-1981)
G
Gheorghe Gabor
Romanian politician
L
Laurențiu Streza
Romanian archbishop
Ioan Boeriu von Polichna
Ioan Boeriu von Polichna
Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian officer and later Romanian general.
I
Ioan Brezeanu
Traian Herseni
Traian Herseni
Romanian sociologist, historian and psychologist (1907-1980)
V
Virgil Fulicea
Romanian sculptor (1907–1979)
G
Gheorghe Popa-Lisseanu
Romanian historian
I
Ilarion Urs
I
Ioan Rades
A
Andrei Grecu
D
Daniel Benga
I
Ioan Sandu
Romanian professor and politician

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

Geography & sun

Elevation
1,824 ft (556 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,301

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gura Văii

DACIA SI CELE DOUA MOESII IN GEOGRAFIA LUI CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS
2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Yellow Oxeye
Yellow Oxeye
Telekia speciosa
Seen 2026-08-30
common bilberry
common bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Seen 2026-08-29
Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Seen 2026-08-22
Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Remiz pendulinus
Seen 2026-08-22
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Seen 2026-08-22
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Seen 2026-08-22
Common Snipe
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Seen 2026-08-22
Clouded Buff
Clouded Buff
Diacrisia sannio
Seen 2026-08-21
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Seen 2026-08-21

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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