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Scărișoara

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Total population

956

Air quality index

49Good
Elevation266 m
Coordinates45.22°, 26.39°

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City facts

Overview

Scărișoara is a small village in Buzău, Romania. The settlement sits at 45.221°, 26.392°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Around 956 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.2215
Longitude
26.3921
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
49
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,096
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    56
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    44
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    32
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30
  • European green lizard
    Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    25
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    23

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
413
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2004-10-27

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 Buzău

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Geography & sun

Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,338

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

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

Events

Sources

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