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Sibiu
A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Micăsasa
Sibiu County, Romania · Europe
About Micăsasa
Micăsasa sits on the route: 5 minutes from Şeica Mică, 42km from Râpa Roșie.
Micăsasa is in Sibiu County, Romania, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Şeica Mică, about 4 km away.
Micăsasa (German: Feigendorf; Hungarian: Mikeszásza) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chesler (Kesseln; Keszlér), Micăsasa, Țapu (Abtsdorf an der Kokel;
Csicsóholdvilág), and Văleni (Huruba). Micăsasa and Țapu villages have fortified churches.
The commune isRead more
situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 284 m (932 ft), on the banks of the river Târnava Mare. It is located in the northwestern part of Sibiu County, 14 km (8.7 mi) west of the town of Copșa Mică and 40 km (25 mi) north of the county seat, Sibiu, on the border with Alba County.
Micăsasa is crossed by national road DN14B, which branches off DN14B in Copșa Mică and merges into DN1 in Teiuș, 42 km (26 mi) to the west. The Micăsasa train station serves the CFR Main Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the village of Micăsasa.
At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,058 inhabitants; of those, 93.4% were Romanians, 4.4% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.6% Germans. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,698, of which 87.28% were Romanians and 1% Hungarians.
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What is there to see near Micăsasa?
Within an hour or so of Micăsasa: Sibiu (32 km), Sibiu Piata Mare (32 km), Râpa Roșie (42 km), Sighișoara (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Micăsasa?
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Where is Micăsasa?
Micăsasa is in Sibiu County, Romania, about 4 km from Şeica Mică.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,384
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Sibiu County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 46.0833, 24.1167
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Worth the detour from Micăsasa
5 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
42 km · about 50 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.
54 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Micăsasa
- 66 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.
- 66 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 66 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
- 66 kmBâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
- 66 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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