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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Maramureş, Romania · Europe
Săcel sits on the route: 10 minutes from Săliştea de Sus, 44km from Prislop Pass.
Săcel is a town located in Maramureş, Romania. With a population of 3,723, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Săcel 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 Săcel to your route.
Săcel (Hungarian: Izaszacsal (after 1901), Szacsal (until 1901); Yiddish: סיטשל, romanized: Sicsel or Sitshl) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. Composed of a single village, Săcel, it is the last locality up the Iza River Valley. From here one can get to the Vișeu Valley through Dealul MoiseiuluiRead more
Pass (towards the northeast) and to Transylvania (specifically Năsăud, towards the south) through Dealul Ștefăniței Pass, which separates the Țibleș and Rodna mountains.
The commune is located in the southeastern part of Maramureș County, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County and the Romuli commune. It also borders the Moisei commune, the town of Vișeu de Sus and the town of Săliștea de Sus. It lies 60 km (37 mi) southeast of Sighetu Marmației and 100 km (62 mi) east of the county seat, Baia Mare, and is crossed by national road DN17C, which starts in Bistrița, 72 km (45 mi) to the south and ends in DN18 near Moisei, 10 km (6.2 mi) to the northeast.
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Săcel is located in Maramureş, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 47.6333 latitude, 24.4333 longitude.
Săcel has a population of approximately 3,723 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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed tall wooden churches with dramatic spires and intricate carvings, representing a unique tradition of Gothic architecture in wood.
50 km · about 60 min drive
museum
The Memorial to the Victims of Communism, housed in the Stalinist-era prison of Sighetu Marmației where Romania's interwar elite died in the 1950s: cell-by-cell exhibitions and a haunting underground Space of Recollection.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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