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Podu Grosului

Mehedințivillage

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Total population

299

Air quality index

52Moderate
Coordinates44.48°, 23.07°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Mehedinți, Romania, Podu Grosului occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 299. Podu Grosului maps to 44.483°, 23.066° — squarely within the temperate belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.4829
Longitude
23.0658
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)
7.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
57
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
616
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    11
  • Rosy Tabby
    Endotricha flammealis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 · Insecta
    9
  • Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
    Lamoria anella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 · Insecta
    8
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Long-legged Tabby
    Synaphe punctalis Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta
    7
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    7
  • Marmorated brown stink bug, Yellow-brown stink bug
    Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) · Insecta
    7

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
22
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

D
Dumitru Cornilescu
Romanian theologian
A
Alexandru Boboc
Romanian philosopher
S
Stelian Popescu
Romanian general (1925-1995)
I
Ion Achimescu

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,398

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

Silver Υ
Silver Υ
Autographa gamma
Seen 2026-08-29
Dysauxes famula
Dysauxes famula
Dysauxes famula
Seen 2026-08-28
Blood Vein
Blood Vein
Timandra comae
Seen 2026-08-28
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
Seen 2026-08-28
Grousewing Caddisfly
Grousewing Caddisfly
Mystacides longicornis
Seen 2026-08-27
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Seen 2026-08-27
Great Egret
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Seen 2026-08-27
Scorched Carpet
Scorched Carpet
Ligdia adustata
Seen 2026-08-26
Marbled Cellar Spider
Marbled Cellar Spider
Holocnemus pluchei
Seen 2026-08-26

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
110642
Population (Wikidata)
156
Wikidata
Q12141483

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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