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General Berthelot

Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe

About General Berthelot

General Berthelot is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Haţeg, 30km from Retezat National Park.

General Berthelot is a town located in Hunedoara County, Romania. With a population of 239, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, General Berthelot sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add General Berthelot to your route.

About General Berthelot

General Berthelot (Fărcădinul de Jos until 1923, Berthelot between 1923 and 1964, Unirea between 1965 and 2001; Hungarian: Alsófarkadin; German: Unterwolfsdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Crăguiș (Kraguis), Fărcădin (Felsőfarkadin), General Berthelot,

Read more Livezi (Gauricsa), and Tuștea (Tustya). In 1923 and again in 2001, the commune was named after Henri Mathias Berthelot, a French general who was rewarded by King Ferdinand I of Romania for his role during World War I with properties in the village confiscated from the Nopcsa family.

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General Berthelot is located in Hunedoara County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.6167 latitude, 22.8833 longitude.

What is the population of General Berthelot?

General Berthelot has a population of approximately 239 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
239
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Hunedoara County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
45.6167, 22.8833

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Romania

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.

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Worth the detour from General Berthelot

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Corvin Castle

One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.

15 km · about 30 min drive

national park

Retezat National Park

Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.

30 km · about 35 min 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.

33 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near General Berthelot

  • 66 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.

Nearby Destinations

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Topliţa

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🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 2,527

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