landmark
Sighișoara
A remarkably intact UNESCO-listed medieval citadel and birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, with colorful houses and a famous Clock Tower.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Târnăveni
Mureș County, Romania · Europe
About Târnăveni
Târnăveni sits on the route: 10 minutes from Găneşti, 54km from Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorge).
Târnăveni is in Mureș County, Romania, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Găneşti, about 4 km away.
Târnăveni (Romanian pronunciation: [tɨrnəˈvenʲ], historically Diciosânmartin; Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdit͡ʃøːsɛntmaːrton] ; German: Sankt Martin, earlier Marteskirch) is a city in Mureș County, central Romania. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The cityRead more
administers three villages: Bobohalma (Bábahalma), Botorca (Őrhegy), and Cuștelnic (Csüdőtelke); the last was part of Gănești Commune until 2002.
In Romanian, it was previously known as Diciosânmartin, then Târnava-Sânmărtin.
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What is there to see near Târnăveni?
Within an hour or so of Târnăveni: Sighișoara (40 km), Fortified Churches of Transylvania (47 km), Turda Salt Mine (48 km), Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorge) (54 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Transfagarasan (DN7C), Transfăgărășan Highway and Transalpina.
Where is Târnăveni?
Târnăveni is in Mureș County, Romania, about 4 km from Găneşti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,634
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Mureș County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 46.3319, 24.2966
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Worth the detour from Târnăveni
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Fortified Churches of Transylvania
Unique UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified churches scattered across Transylvania's rolling countryside and medieval villages.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Turda Salt Mine
A spectacular ancient salt mine transformed into an underground theme park with a Ferris wheel, boating lake, and amphitheatre deep below the surface.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorge)
A limestone gorge with walls up to 300 m, walked on a path that crosses the stream on a series of bridges.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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