Map of Vâlcea in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Vâlcea in Shapefile: 91 667 buildings, 5 598 km of roads, 1 738 points of interest, 71% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Vâlcea: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Vâlcea is about 2.7 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Free |
What's in the Shapefile map of Vâlcea
91,667 buildings (25,528 residential, 85 commercial, 744 industrial, 100 religious), 5,598.5 km of roads, 1,738 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 5,766 km², with about 16 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 2,014.5 km, secondary roads 913.7 km, unclassified roads 809.0 km.
70.8% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 87, pharmacies — 87, supermarkets — 111.
Public transport: 217 bus stops, 18 tram stops, 4 metro stations, 39 rail stations.
Shapefile with 91,667 buildings and 5,598.5 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Strada Principală, Strada Principală, Strada Principală, Transalpina, Strada Bisericii
Landmarks: Colecția Muzeală de arte, Muzeul Sătesc, Muzeul Balnear, Casa Memorială Theodor Balasel, Relicvariul Schitului Pătrunsa
How to use Shapefile for Vâlcea
- Select the Vâlcea map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Vâlcea
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
