Racovița

Sister cities

• Carquefou

Geography

Racovița Commune is situated at the base of Suru Peak () on the contact between the foothills of the Făgăraș Mountains and the low terrace of the floodplain, on the left bank of the Olt River, at an altitude of 385 meters. The commune borders to the north and northeast with the town Avrig; the border, which extends from the confluence of the small river Mârșa with the Olt to the Sorliței Peak, was established after the year 1200 and is marked with border signs called 'morminți'.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  230
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  223
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  154
• Common Merganser

  Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  143
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  140
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  140
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  139
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  137

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2020-03-19
  8 km NNW of Glod, Romania
• M 4.3 — 2015-12-29
  7 km WNW of Brezoi, Romania
• M 4.5 — 2012-01-01
  4 km W of Albeni, Romania
• M 2.8 — 2008-03-30
  4 km SSE of Corbi, Romania
• M 3.4 — 2006-08-10
  6 km NNW of Uricani, Romania
• M 2.5 — 2006-06-08
  4 km NE of C?p??ânenii P?mânteni, Romania