Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

27 March 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  4 minutes

Fortified church of Prejmer © Neighbor's goat/cc-by-sa-3.0-ro

Fortified church of Prejmer © Neighbor’s goat/cc-by-sa-3.0-ro

The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles (out of an original 300 fortified churches).   read more…

Cluj-Napoca, in the historic region of Transylvania

24 May 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

City Centre © Alexmandru

City Centre © Alexmandru

Cluj-Napoca (German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár), commonly known as Cluj, is the second most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (324 km / 201 mi), Budapest (351 km / 218 mi) and Belgrade (322 km / 200 mi). Located in the Someşul Mic River valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital to the historical province of Transylvania. In 1790–1848 and 1861–1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania.   read more…

Miercurea Ciuc in Transylvania

19 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Petőfi Street © Szabi237/cc-by-3.0

Petőfi Street © Szabi237/cc-by-3.0

Miercurea Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County in Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. Miercurea Ciuc has 39,000 inhabitants.   read more…

Băile Tușnad in Transylvania

27 March 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Băile Tușnad © Aakmaros/cc-by-sa-3.0

Băile Tușnad © Aakmaros/cc-by-sa-3.0

Băile Tușnad is a town in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town and the surrounding area are famous for their spas and mineral waters received from seven springs. Nearby is the Lake Sfânta Ana, a famous volcanic crater lake, the only one of its kind in Romania.   read more…

Sibiu in Transylvania

30 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  6 minutes

Sibiu © JF.Aubert

Sibiu © JF.Aubert

Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 155,000. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the River Olt. Nowadays the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.   read more…

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