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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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Şoimuş
Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe
About Şoimuş
Şoimuş is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Deva, 54km from Râpa Roșie.
Şoimuş is in Hunedoara County, Romania, with about 3,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Deva, about 4 km away.
Șoimuș (Hungarian: Marossolymos, German: Falkendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Bălata (Balátatelep), Bejan (Bezsán), Bejan-Târnăvița (Bezsántelep), Boholt (Boholt), Căinelu de Jos (Alsókajanel), Chișcădaga (Kecskedága), Fornădia (Fornádia), Păuliș (untilRead more
1960 Buruene; Burjánfalva), Sulighete (Szúliget), and Șoimuș.
The commune at situated in the southwestern extremity of the Transylvanian Plateau, in the southern foothills of the Metaliferi Mountains, on the right bank of the Mureș River. It is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, just north of the county seat, Deva. Șoimuș is crossed south to north by national road DN76 (part of European Road E79), which connects Deva to Oradea. Parallel to it is the A1 motorway, which starts in Bucharest and ends in Nădlac, at the Hungarian border
For about 20 years, the Șoimuș train station served the Căile Ferate Române Line 209, which connected Deva to Brad. 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 a 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Şoimuş?
Within an hour or so of Şoimuş: Corvin Castle (19 km), Sarmizegetusa Regia (46 km), Râpa Roșie (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Şoimuş?
The nearest famous roads are Transalpina, Pasul Urdele (Transalpina) and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Şoimuş?
Şoimuş is in Hunedoara County, Romania, about 4 km from Deva.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,502
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Hunedoara County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.9167, 22.9000
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Worth the detour from Şoimuş
3 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.
46 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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