ancient ruins
Sarmizegetusa Regia
UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Cugir
Alba County, Romania · Europe
About Cugir
Cugir is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Vinerea, 24km from Râpa Roșie.
Cugir is in Alba County, Romania, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vinerea, about 6 km away.
Cugir (Romanian pronunciation: [kuˈd͡ʒir]; German: Kudsir, Kudschir, Hungarian: Kudzsir) is a town in Alba County, Romania. Declared a town in 1968, it administers seven villages: Bocșitura (Hungarian Boksiturahavas, German Potschitur), Bucuru (Bukuruhavas/Bukur), Călene (Kalenihavas/Kalleney), FețeniRead more
(Fecehavas/Fetzeberg), Goașele (Goaselehavas/Eisenhammer), Mugești (Mugestihavas/Kudschirstallen), and Vinerea (Felkenyér/Oberbrodsdorf).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cugir?
Within an hour or so of Cugir: Sarmizegetusa Regia (24 km), Râpa Roșie (24 km), Corvin Castle (39 km), Transalpina (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Cugir?
The nearest famous roads are Transalpina, Pasul Urdele (Transalpina) and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Cugir?
Cugir is in Alba County, Romania, about 6 km from Vinerea.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,734
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Alba County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.8365, 23.3700
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Worth the detour from Cugir
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Râpa Roșie
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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Corvin Castle
One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.
39 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Transalpina
Romania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
54 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
Transalpina (DN67C)
Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
55 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Pasul Urdele (Transalpina)
The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Cugir
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 54 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
- 55 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
- 59 kmPasul Urdele (Transalpina)The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
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