mountain pass
Pasul Urdele (Transalpina)
The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Ţicleni
Gorj County, Romania · Europe
About Ţicleni
Ţicleni sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bărbăteşti, 59km from Transalpina (DN67C).
Ţicleni is in Gorj County, Romania, with about 5,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bărbăteşti, about 8 km away.
Țicleni is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.
It is a community developed around the exploitation of extractive industries: oil and natural gas. The relief is predominantly hilly, with deciduous forests (some are century-old oaks) and conifers, with views of great beauty. Fauna includes rabbits, deer, foxes,Read more
wild boar.
Of the county's nine cities and towns, Țicleni is in sixth place in terms of population.
It was raised to the status of town in 1968. It is established by uniting three main parts, from north to south: Tunși, Țicleni, and Gura Lumezii, plus 3 former settlements of workers in the oil field, now upgraded.
The town has a stadium and owns a football team, FC Petrolul Țicleni. In the past here was a spa with warm water. The town has medical units, a gymnasium, four primary schools, five kindergartens, four churches, a municipal library, a High School of Industrial Oil, restaurants, general stores and a local television station.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ţicleni?
Within an hour or so of Ţicleni: Pasul Urdele (Transalpina) (55 km), Transalpina (59 km), Transalpina (DN67C) (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Ţicleni?
The nearest famous roads are Pasul Urdele (Transalpina), Transalpina and Transfagarasan (DN7C).
Where is Ţicleni?
Ţicleni is in Gorj County, Romania, about 8 km from Bărbăteşti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,250
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Gorj County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 44.8833, 23.4000
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Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.
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Worth the detour from Ţicleni
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
Transalpina
Romania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
59 km · about 70 min drive
famous road
Transalpina (DN67C)
Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Ţicleni
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 55 kmPasul Urdele (Transalpina)The highest point of the Transalpina at 2,145 m, open bare ridge country with sheepfolds and long views.
- 59 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
- 59 kmTransalpina (DN67C)Romania's highest road at 2,145m at Urdele, a lonely ridge-running route over the Parang mountains.
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