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Orăștioara de Sus

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Total population

561

Coordinates45.73°, 23.17°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Hunedoara, Romania, Orăștioara de Sus is recorded in open geodata as a small village. The population stands at approximately 561. Orăștioara de Sus maps to 45.728°, 23.171° — squarely within the temperate belt. The location receives about 1,293 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.7284
Longitude
23.1713
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,213
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    20
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    20
  • Common wall lizard
    Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    14
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • Japanese Knotweed
    Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
    13
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
25
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Hunedoara

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,293

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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