Alba County, Romania · Europe
Blaj sits on the route: 5 minutes from Sâncel, 33km from Râpa Roșie.
Blaj is in Alba County, Romania, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sâncel, about 4 km away.
Blaj (Romanian pronunciation: [blaʒ]; archaically spelled as Blaș; Hungarian: Balázsfalva; German: Blasendorf; Transylvanian Saxon: Blußendref) is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 17,816 inhabitants as of 2021.
The city administers eight villages: Deleni-Obârșie (Obursatanya),Read more
Flitești, Izvoarele (until 1960 Ciufud; Csufud), Mănărade (Monora), Petrisat (Magyarpéterfalva), Spătac (Szászpatak), Tiur (Tűr), and Veza (Véza).
The city was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania.
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Within an hour or so of Blaj: Râpa Roșie (33 km), Sibiu (46 km), Sibiu Piata Mare (46 km), Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorge) (46 km).
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Blaj is in Alba County, Romania, about 4 km from Sâncel.
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Full driving guide for Romania5 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Main square of Sibiu's Saxon old town, surrounded by guild houses and connected to the Bridge of Lies and Council Tower.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A limestone gorge with walls up to 300 m, walked on a path that crosses the stream on a series of bridges.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A spectacular ancient salt mine transformed into an underground theme park with a Ferris wheel, boating lake, and amphitheatre deep below the surface.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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