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Sibiu
A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Jidvei
Alba County, Romania · Europe
About Jidvei
Jidvei sits on the route: 5 minutes from Feisa, 47km from Râpa Roșie.
Jidvei is in Alba County, Romania, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Feisa, about 4 km away.
Jidvei (Romanian pronunciation: [ʒidˈvej], Hungarian: Zsidve, German: Seiden) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the river Târnava. Jidvei is located in the north-western part of Romania, in the Transylvanian Plateau. Jidvei was first mentioned in documents in 1309, but traces of humanRead more
presence go further back in time. The oldest building in the village is the church, which was originally constructed in the Gothic style but was later modified in 1707 in the baroque style. In the 15th century, a fortification wall was raised around the church, of which the gate tower remains.
Jidvei is located in the Târnava wine country, where vineyards have been present since the Iron Age. Winemaking has been an important local industry throughout the history of Jidvei. In the middle age, the doors of the cellars in Jidvei were built to face the road for commercial purposes. Jidvei is currently one of the most important wine producing regions in Romania.
The commune is composed of five villages: Bălcaciu (Bolkatsch; Bolkács), Căpâlna de Jos (Gergesdorf; Alsókápolna), Feisa (Füssen; Küküllőfajsz), Jidvei and Veseuș (Michelsdorf; Szásznagyvesszős).
At the 2011 census, Jidvei had a population of 4,617, of which 71.3% were Romanians, 24.8% Roma and 2.6% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the population of the commune increased to 5,020; of those, 62.65% were Romanians, 29.86% Roma, 1.91% Hungarians, and 1.24% Germans.
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What is there to see near Jidvei?
Within an hour or so of Jidvei: Sibiu (47 km), Sibiu Piata Mare (47 km), Râpa Roșie (47 km), Turda Salt Mine (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Jidvei?
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Where is Jidvei?
Jidvei is in Alba County, Romania, about 4 km from Feisa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,113
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Alba County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 46.2167, 24.1000
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Worth the detour from Jidvei
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Sibiu Piata Mare
Main square of Sibiu's Saxon old town, surrounded by guild houses and connected to the Bridge of Lies and Council Tower.
47 km · about 55 min 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Turda Salt Mine
A spectacular ancient salt mine transformed into an underground theme park with a Ferris wheel, boating lake, and amphitheatre deep below the surface.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorge)
A limestone gorge with walls up to 300 m, walked on a path that crosses the stream on a series of bridges.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Sighișoara
A remarkably intact UNESCO-listed medieval citadel and birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, with colorful houses and a famous Clock Tower.
53 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Fortified Churches of Transylvania
Unique UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified churches scattered across Transylvania's rolling countryside and medieval villages.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Jidvei
- 79 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.
- 79 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 79 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
- 79 kmBâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
- 79 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.
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