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Fortified Churches of Transylvania
Unique UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified churches scattered across Transylvania's rolling countryside and medieval villages.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Agnita
Sibiu County, Romania · Europe
About Agnita
Agnita is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ruja, 38km from Bâlea Waterfall.
Agnita is in Sibiu County, Romania, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ruja, about 6 km away.
Agnita (Romanian pronunciation: [aɡˈnita] ; German: Agnetheln; Transylvanian Saxon: Ongenîtlen; Hungarian: Szentágota) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country. The town administers two villages, namely Coveș (German:Read more
Käbisch; Hungarian: Ágotakövesd) and Ruja (German: Roseln; Hungarian: Rozsonda).
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What is there to see near Agnita?
Within an hour or so of Agnita: Fortified Churches of Transylvania (25 km), Sighișoara (31 km), Bâlea Waterfall (38 km), Balea Lac Mountain Cafe (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Agnita?
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Rucăr–Bran Pass.
Where is Agnita?
Agnita is in Sibiu County, Romania, about 6 km from Ruja.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,505
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Sibiu County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.9667, 24.6167
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Worth the detour from Agnita
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Sighișoara
A remarkably intact UNESCO-listed medieval citadel and birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, with colorful houses and a famous Clock Tower.
31 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Bâlea Waterfall
Romania's largest cascade waterfall, dropping 60 m below the Bâlea lake on the northern ramp of the Transfăgărășan.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Balea Lac Mountain Cafe
A remote alpine cafe at the summit of Romania's Transfagarasan Highway beside Balea Lake, atop what Jeremy Clarkson called 'the best road in the world.'
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Transfagarasan Viewpoint
The summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bâlea Lake
A glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
40 km · about 45 min drive
tunnel
Bâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)
At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Sibiu
A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Agnita
- 40 kmTransfagarasan ViewpointThe summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
- 40 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
- 40 kmBâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
- 41 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 41 kmTransfagarasan (DN7C)Ceausescu's road over the Fagaras mountains to 2,042m at Balea Lac, with stacked hairpins, a tunnel and a waterfall. Open only in summer.
- 78 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
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