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Petnic

Caraș-Severinvillage

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Total population

937

Air quality index

55Moderate
Coordinates44.98°, 22.29°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Caraș-Severin, Romania, Petnic is a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 937. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (44.978°, 22.291°). Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,361 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.9776
Longitude
22.2907
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
67
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,795
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    63
  • Kabschia saxifrage
    Saxifraga marginata Sternb. · Magnoliopsida
    57
  • Tufted Catchfly
    Silene saxifraga L. · Magnoliopsida
    40
  • Rustyback
    Asplenium ceterach L. · Polypodiopsida
    39
  • Sempervivum heuffelii Schott
    Sempervivum heuffelii Schott · Magnoliopsida
    36
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    34
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    30
  • Common wall lizard
    Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    28

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
33
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

Maria Golopența
Maria Golopența
Romanian table tennis player (1939–2024)
Miklós Kovács
Miklós Kovács
Romanian footballer (1911–1977)
M
Mihail Trapsa
Nikolaus Cena
Nikolaus Cena
Gheorghe Domășnean
Gheorghe Domășnean
Romanian politician
Alexandru Grozuță
Alexandru Grozuță
Romanian singer (1907-1999)
M
Mihail Sandru
A
Ana Pacatiuș
Romanian folk singer

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,361

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

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
53050
Population (Wikidata)
627
Wikidata
Q627116

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843