mountain pass
Prislop Pass
1,416 m pass on DN18 linking Maramureș with Bucovina, winding through spruce forests and highland meadows past the Prislop Monastery: one of northern Romania's classic mountain drives.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Suceava, Romania · Europe
Poiana Stampei sits on the route: 15 minutes from Coșna, 36km from Transrarău.
Poiana Stampei is a town located in Suceava, Romania. With a population of 2,315, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Poiana Stampei 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 Poiana Stampei to your route.
Poiana Stampei (German: Pojana Stampi) is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Căsoi, Dornișoara, Pilugani, Poiana Stampei, Prăleni, Tătaru, and Teșna.
The commune is situated in the Bukovinian Subcarpathians, at an altitudeRead more
of 911 m (2,989 ft), on the banks of the river Dorna and its left tributary, the Dornișoara. It is located at the southeastern extremity of Suceava County, on the old border between Moldavia and Transylvania, on the southern ridges of the historical region of Bukovina. The city of Vatra Dornei is 20 km (12 mi) to the east, while the county seat, Suceava, is 128 km (80 mi) to the northeast.
Poiana Stampei is crossed east to west by national road DN17 (part of European route E58), which starts in Suceava, crosses the Carpathian Mountains at the nearby Tihuța Pass into Harghita County, and ends in Dej, Cluj County. In addition, the commune is part of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail.
Poiana Stampei was first mentioned in documents in 1593, during the reign of Moldavian Prince Aaron the Tyrant. In the past, the commune was inhabited by a small German minority, more specifically by Bukovina Germans. At the 1930 Romanian census, the Bukovina German minority of Poiana Stampei accounted for 4.15% of the total population of the commune.
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Poiana Stampei is located in Suceava, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 47.3167 latitude, 25.1333 longitude.
Poiana Stampei has a population of approximately 2,315 people, making it a town in Romania.
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mountain pass
1,416 m pass on DN18 linking Maramureș with Bucovina, winding through spruce forests and highland meadows past the Prislop Monastery: one of northern Romania's classic mountain drives.
33 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Steep, twisting mountain road (DJ175B) climbing the Rarău Massif in Bucovina to the Rarău chalet and the jagged Pietrele Doamnei rock towers: a compact, lesser-known rival to the Transfăgărășan.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Extraordinary UNESCO-listed 15th-century monasteries covered in vivid exterior frescoes depicting biblical scenes that have survived centuries of weather.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
UNESCO-listed painted monastery in Bucovina, noted for the intense blue of its exterior Last Judgement fresco.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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