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Schela

Total population

2,567

Founded

1887

Elevation21 m
Land area44.2 km²
Coordinates45.51°, 27.83°

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City facts

Founded
1887
Elevation
21 m
Area
44.2 km²
head of government
Maricel Petrea
Official website
comunaschela.weebly.com

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Schela is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 3,521 people. It is composed of two villages, Negrea and Schela.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.5080
Longitude
27.8309
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,495
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    31
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    27
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    26
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    25
  • Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
    Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    21
  • Marmorated brown stink bug, Yellow-brown stink bug
    Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) · Insecta
    21

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
224
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

Fița Lovin
Fița Lovin
athletics competitor
Nicu Vlad
Nicu Vlad
Romanian weightlifter
M
Marcel Pavel
Romanian singer
T
Trifu Chirilă
Romanian politician
L
Laura Georgescu
politician
V
Viorica Sandu
Romanian politician
V
Viorel Bălănică
Romanian footballer

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

Geography & sun

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
24
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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