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Pleșcuța

Total population

349

Coordinates46.30°, 22.43°

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City facts

Overview

Pleșcuța, a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated in the Hălmagiu Basin, at the foot of Codru-Moma Mountains and Metaliferi Mountains, along the upper course of the Crișul Alb River. It is connected with the Gurahonț Basin by the epigenetic defile of the Crișul Alb existing between Pleșcuța and Gurahonț. The commune stretches over 7000 hectares and is composed of seven villages: Aciuța (Acsuca), Budești (Bugyfalva), Dumbrava (Körösdombró), Gura Văii (Vojkaháza), Pleșcuța, Rostoci (Rosztócs) and Tălagiu (Talács).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.3036
Longitude
22.4251
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)
836
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Japanese Knotweed
    Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
    71
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    61
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    57
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    56
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    49
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    44
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    41
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    33

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
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)
3.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,281

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
10
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

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