Elevation of Şimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj, Romania
Şimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj, Romania is 211 m (692 ft) above sea level.
Şimleu Silvaniei's height from sea level is 211 metres, or 692 feet. GeoNames reads 238 m at the same point (SRTM); Wikidata records 234 m.
Also written: Simleul Silvaiei Szilágysomlyó Simlaul Silvaniei Simleul Silvaniei Szilagysomlyo.
Ground within 4 km
Mean 296 m across the 8.6 km square centred on the town, 320 m from its lowest cell to its highest.
Cross-section through Şimleu Silvaniei
Ground elevation along two lines through the town, 24.1 km end to end, one cell (about 1 km) per step. The red dot is Şimleu Silvaniei; the vertical scale is the same on both.
Shading is a north-west light over the grid's own slopes. Colour follows elevation: sea level and below, 0–200 m, 500 m, 1,000 m, 2,000 m, 3,500 m, 5,000 m and above.
Towns near Şimleu Silvaniei
| Town | Distance | Direction | Elevation | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuşfalău | 7.5 km | SW | 211 m (692 ft) | same |
| Crasna | 9.5 km | SE | 252 m (827 ft) | +41 m |
| Şărmăşag | 13.5 km | N | 251 m (823 ft) | +40 m |
| Zalău | 19.3 km | E | 267 m (876 ft) | +56 m |
| Supuru de Jos (Satu Mare) | 26.8 km | N | 153 m (502 ft) | −58 m |
Where Şimleu Silvaniei is
Latitude 47.23069, longitude 22.80389. Open the map here to read the elevation of any point around the town.
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About this reading
The elevation is the value of the GMTED2010 terrain grid (USGS/NGA, 30 arc-second cells of about 1 km) at Şimleu Silvaniei's recorded coordinates. It is the height of the ground in that cell, not of any building; a town on a slope spans several cells, and the range above says how much that matters here. GeoNames' reading of 238 m comes from a finer 90 m SRTM grid at the point it records for the town, which may sit a few hundred metres from ours; the two agreeing to within a few metres is the usual case on flat ground, and a larger gap means the ground is steep. Wikidata's figure is the one its editors cite for the town, often from a survey marker or the town hall.