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A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Şura Mare
Sibiu County, Romania · Europe
About Şura Mare
Şura Mare is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sibiu, 43km from Bâlea Waterfall.
Şura Mare is in Sibiu County, Romania, with about 3,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sibiu, about 6 km away.
Șura Mare (German: Großscheuern; Hungarian: Nagycsűr) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hamba (Hahnbach; Kakasfalva) and Șura Mare. Șura Mare was first mentioned in 1332, and Hamba in 1337.
The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau. It is situated in theRead more
central part of the county, just north of the county seat, Sibiu. The river Hamba flows through the commune.
At the 2011 census, Șura Mare had 3,769 inhabitants; of those, 87.53% of were Romanians and 4.75% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,529, of which 85.34% were Romanians.
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What is there to see near Şura Mare?
Within an hour or so of Şura Mare: Sibiu (6 km), Sibiu Piata Mare (6 km), Bâlea Waterfall (43 km), Balea Lac Mountain Cafe (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Şura Mare?
The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Where is Şura Mare?
Şura Mare is in Sibiu County, Romania, about 6 km from Sibiu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,253
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Sibiu County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.8500, 24.1667
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Worth the detour from Şura Mare
8 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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
waterfall
Bâlea Waterfall
Romania's largest cascade waterfall, dropping 60 m below the Bâlea lake on the northern ramp of the Transfăgărășan.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Balea Lac Mountain Cafe
A remote alpine cafe at the summit of Romania's Transfagarasan Highway beside Balea Lake, atop what Jeremy Clarkson called 'the best road in the world.'
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Transfagarasan Viewpoint
The 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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bâlea Lake
A glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
44 km · about 50 min drive
tunnel
Bâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)
At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
44 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Transfăgărășan Highway
Romania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Şura Mare
- 44 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.
- 44 kmBâlea LakeA glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
- 44 kmBâlea Tunnel (Transfăgărășan)At 2,040 m the highest road tunnel in Romania, cutting through the ridge at the top of the Transfăgărășan.
- 45 kmTransfăgărășan HighwayRomania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
- 45 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.
- 65 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
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