natural wonder
Scarisoara Ice Cave
Cave in the Apuseni mountains holding one of the largest underground glaciers in Europe, with a wooden stair descent.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Brad
Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe
About Brad
Brad sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ribiţa, 40km from Scarisoara Ice Cave.
Brad is in Hunedoara County, Romania, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ribiţa, about 6 km away.
The Brad railway station is a railway station located in Brad, Romania.
The station was inaugurated on December 6, 1896, at the end of a line that began in Sântana. It went into decline after the Romanian Revolution, with the line to Deva being torn up. Eventually, the building entered a state of advanced degradation.Read more
It underwent a thorough renovation of the exterior in 2016–2019, but the interior remains dilapidated.
The railway station serves the Regio Călători line joining Brad to Ineu and Arad. For about 20 years it served the Căile Ferate Române Line 209, which connected Brad to Deva, the capital of Hunedoara County. Construction of the rail line started in April 1939. During World War II, Jews and Soviet prisoners of war worked on the project; up to 1,000 are said to have died due to the harsh conditions there. The project was restarted in 1960, with a 301 m (988 ft) rail bridge over the river Mureș, and was completed in the mid-1980s.
The station is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Brad?
Within an hour or so of Brad: Scarisoara Ice Cave (40 km), Corvin Castle (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Brad?
The nearest famous roads are Transalpina and Pasul Urdele (Transalpina).
Where is Brad?
Brad is in Hunedoara County, Romania, about 6 km from Ribiţa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,988
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Hunedoara County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 46.1333, 22.7833
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Corvin Castle
One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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