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Sibiu Piata Mare
Main square of Sibiu's Saxon old town, surrounded by guild houses and connected to the Bridge of Lies and Council Tower.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Sibiu County, Romania · Europe
Şelimbăr is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sibiu, 53km from Râpa Roșie.
Şelimbăr is a town located in Sibiu County, Romania. With a population of 4,829, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Şelimbăr 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 Şelimbăr to your route.
Șelimbăr (German: Schellenberg; Hungarian: Sellenberk) is a commune in central Romania, in the county of Sibiu in Transylvania, to the east of the county seat Sibiu. The village of Șelimbăr has been known to exist since 1323 and is the site of the Battle of Șelimbăr.
The commune is composed of four villages:
BungardRead more
(German: Baumgarten; Hungarian: Bongárd) – 382 inhabitants
Mohu (German: Moichen; Hungarian: Móh) – 543 inhabitants
Șelimbăr – 2,859 inhabitants
Veștem (German: Westen; Hungarian: Vesztény) – 1,483 inhabitants
The commune is crossed by national road DN7.
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Şelimbăr is located in Sibiu County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.7667 latitude, 24.2000 longitude.
Şelimbăr has a population of approximately 4,829 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Main square of Sibiu's Saxon old town, surrounded by guild houses and connected to the Bridge of Lies and Council Tower.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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A beautifully preserved medieval Saxon city with pastel-colored houses featuring distinctive eye-shaped roof windows overlooking grand squares.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
A remote alpine cafe at the summit of Romania's Transfagarasan Highway beside Balea Lake, atop what Jeremy Clarkson called 'the best road in the world.'
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The summit of Romania's spectacular mountain highway, called 'the best road in the world' by Top Gear, with views of Balea Lake and the Fagaras range.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Romania's spectacular mountain road crossing the Carpathians - 'best road in the world' per Top Gear
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A glacial lake at 2,034m crowning the Transfăgărășan, reached by car in summer or cable car in winter.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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A towering 166m arch dam at the southern foot of the Transfăgărășan, topped by the Prometheus statue.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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