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A stunning medieval city ringed by Carpathian peaks, centered on Council Square and dominated by the massive Gothic Black Church.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Tărlungeni
Brașov County, Romania · Europe
About Tărlungeni
Tărlungeni is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Săcele, 35km from Transbucegi.
Tărlungeni is in Brașov County, Romania, with about 7,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Săcele, about 4 km away.
Tărlungeni (German: Tatrangen; Hungarian: Tatrang) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (Kerpenest), Purcăreni (Pürkerec), Tărlungeni, and Zizin (Zajzon).
The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, just east of the county seat, Brașov, andRead more
belongs to the Brașov metropolitan area. Tărlungeni lies on the banks of the river Tărlung and its affluent, the Zizin.
The first attestation of the locality dates back to November 4, 1484, when the voivode of Transylvania, Stephen V Báthory, came to Brașov to mediate a dispute between the villages of Prejmer and Tărlungeni over the usage of the waters of the river Tărlung.
At the 2021 census, Tărlungeni had a population of 12,067, of which 38.53% were Romanians, 28.88% Roma, and 27.42% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, the commune had 8,320 inhabitants; of those, 39.9% were Romanians, 30.7% Roma, and 29.1% Hungarians. At the 2002 census, 61.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 31.2% Evangelical Lutheran, 3.6% Pentecostal and 1.1% Roman Catholic.
Zizin is known for its mineral water springs, originating from the phreatic zone of the Ciucaș Mountains; the first official description of the springs dates from 1773.
From 1983 to 2016 the Liga II football club CS Unirea Tărlungeni was based in the commune.
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What is there to see near Tărlungeni?
Within an hour or so of Tărlungeni: Brașov (13 km), Black Church, Brasov (13 km), Bran Castle (33 km), Bucegi Sphinx (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Tărlungeni?
The nearest famous roads are Transbucegi (DJ713), Rucăr–Bran Pass and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Tărlungeni?
Tărlungeni is in Brașov County, Romania, about 4 km from Săcele.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,219
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Brașov County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 45.6333, 25.7500
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Worth the detour from Tărlungeni
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Black Church, Brasov
Largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, named for soot damage in a 1689 fire, in central Brasov.
13 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Bran Castle
A fortress in Transylvania popularly associated with the legend of Count Dracula, perched on a cliff between Wallachia and Transylvania.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Bucegi Sphinx
A wind-carved rock at 2,216 m on the Bucegi plateau that in profile forms a giant human face, beside the mushroom-shaped Babele formations. Reached by cable car from Bușteni or a hike from the Transbucegi road.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Peleș Castle
A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.
34 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Transbucegi
Alpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
35 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Transbucegi (DJ713)
A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
36 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Rucăr–Bran Pass
Historic corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Tărlungeni
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 35 kmTransbucegiAlpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
- 36 kmTransbucegi (DJ713)A short but dramatic climb from Busteni onto the Bucegi plateau at 2,000m, ending near the Sphinx rock formation.
- 43 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.
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