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Piatra Destination Guide

Delve into Piatra in Romania

Piatra in the region of Teleorman with its 3,731 residents is located in Romania - some 63 mi or ( 102 km ) South-West of Bucharest , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Piatra

Local time in Piatra is now 07:40 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Bucharest " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zlata, Ulmeni, Suhaia, Secara, and Seaca. While being here, you might want to check out Zlata . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Piatra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Belene Island

Belene Island (Bulgarian: остров Белене, ostrov Belene) or Persin Island (остров Персин, ostrov Persin) is the biggest island in Bulgarian waters. The island is formed by the Danube River splitting into two branches passing north and south of it. The international frontier between Bulgaria and Romania follows the north branch of the river and therefore Belene Island is part of the Bulgarian territory.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.67 25.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Belene, Geography of Pleven Province, Islands of Bulgaria, Islands of the Danube

Persina Nature Park

Persina Nature Park is a wetland area along the Bulgarian side of the Danube that was established on December 4, 2000. Situated on the territory of three municipalities, it covers 21,762 ha . The designation of the park aims at conservation and restoration of Danube wetlands. Special attention is paid to the numerous islands and their natural status. The park is named after Persin Island, which is part of the Belene Islands Complex.

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Located at 43.67 25.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Belene, Geography of Pleven Province, Nature parks in Bulgaria, Visitor attractions in Pleven Province

Belene labour camp

The Belene labour camp, also referred to as Belene concentration camp, was part of the network of forced labour camps in Communist Bulgaria. It was located on the Belene Island, between two branches of the Danube river. At the height of Valko Chervenkov's repressions in 1952, the camp had 2,323 inmates - 2,248 men and 75 women. The Belene Prison is still operating as a penitentiary in the western part of the island, while the eastern part is a managed natural reserve.

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Located at 43.66 25.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Belene, Buildings and structures in Pleven Province, History of Bulgaria, Political repression, Unfree labor by country

Castra of Băneasa

It was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

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Located at 43.94 24.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman forts in Romania

Teleorman County

Teleorman redirects here. For the river, see Teleorman River. Teleorman —  County   — Coat of arms of Teleorman File:Judetul Teleorman 3D map. jpg Country Romania Historic region Muntenia Capital Alexandria, Romania Area  • Total 5,790 km Area rank 19th Population (2002)  • Total 436,025  • Rank 24th  • Density Bad rounding here{{#invoke:Math|precision_format| 75.306563039724 | 1-1 }}/km Telephone code (+40) 247 or (+40) 347 ISO 3166 code RO-TR (TR county) Website [http://www. cjteleorman.

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Located at 43.66 25.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Counties of Romania, Place names of Turkish origin in Romania, Teleorman County

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Piatra