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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Simeria
Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe
About Simeria
Simeria is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Rapoltu Mare, 47km from Râpa Roșie.
Simeria is in Hunedoara County, Romania, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rapoltu Mare, about 4 km away.
Simeria (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈmeri.a]; German: Fischdorf; Hungarian: Piski) is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, and an important railway junction with a hump yard. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (Nagybarcsa), Cărpiniș (Gyertyános), Simeria Veche (Ópiski), SântandreiRead more
(Szentandrás), Șăulești (Sárfalva), and Uroi (Arany).
The town lies on the banks of the Mureș River, near where the Strei River discharges into it. It is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, between the Apuseni Mountains to the north and the Retezat Mountains to the south. The county seat, Deva, is 8.5 km (5.3 mi) to the northwest.
Simeria is crossed by the A1 motorway (part of European route E68) and by national road DN7 (part of E79). The Simeria train station serve the CFR Main Line 200, which links Bucharest with the Banat region, in western Romania; it also serves Line 202, which links runs south to Filiași, Dolj County, and Line 207, which runs southwest to Hunedoara.
The local football club, CS CFR Simeria, competes in Liga IV Hunedoara; its home ground is Stadionul CFR.
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What is there to see near Simeria?
Within an hour or so of Simeria: Corvin Castle (15 km), Sarmizegetusa Regia (34 km), Râpa Roșie (47 km), Retezat National Park (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Simeria?
The nearest famous roads are Transalpina, Pasul Urdele (Transalpina) and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Simeria?
Simeria is in Hunedoara County, Romania, about 4 km from Rapoltu Mare.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,827
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Hunedoara County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.8500, 23.0167
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Worth the detour from Simeria
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Sarmizegetusa Regia
UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.
34 km · about 40 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
national park
Retezat National Park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Simeria
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 70 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
- 72 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
- 75 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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