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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe
Râu de Mori is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sarmizegetusa, 15km from Retezat National Park.
Râu de Mori is a town located in Hunedoara County, Romania. With a population of 3,510, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Râu de Mori 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 Râu de Mori to your route.
Râu de Mori (Hungarian: Malomvíz, German: Mühlendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Brazi (Gureny), Clopotiva (Klopotiva), Ohaba-Sibișel (Ohábasibisel), Ostrov (Nagyosztró), Ostrovel (Osztrovel), Ostrovu Mic (Kisosztró), Râu de Mori, Sibișel (Sebeshely),Read more
Suseni (Malomvízszuszény), Unciuc (Uncsukfalva), and Valea Dâljii (Vályadilsi).
The commune is situated at a mean altitude of 506 m (1,660 ft), at the foot of the Retezat Mountains. It lies on the banks of the Râul Mare and its right tributaries, the Râușor and the Sibișel. The Gura Apelor Dam forms a reservoir, from which water is piped to the Râul Mare Hydroelectric Power Station, that generates 650 GWh of electricity per year.
Râu de Mori is located at the southeastern extremity of Hunedoara County, 54 km (34 mi) south of the county seat, Deva, on the border with Caraș-Severin and Gorj counties. It is situated in the historical and ethnographical area known as Țara Hațegului, 17 km (11 mi) southeast of its hub, the town of Hațeg.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,991; of those, 91.64% were Romanians and 1.71% Roma.
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Râu de Mori is located in Hunedoara County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.4833 latitude, 22.8500 longitude.
Râu de Mori has a population of approximately 3,510 people, making it a town in Romania.
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national park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.
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UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.
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