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Tărlungeni

Brașov County, Romania · Europe

About Tărlungeni

Tărlungeni is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Săcele, 36km from Transbucegi.

Tărlungeni is a town located in Brașov County, Romania. With a population of 7,219, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Tărlungeni 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 Tărlungeni to your route.

About Tărlungeni

Tărlungeni (German: Tatrangen; Hungarian: Tatrang) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Cărpiniș (Kerpenest), Purcăreni (Pürkerec), Tărlungeni, and Zizin (Zajzon). The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, just east of the county seat, Brașov, and

Read more belongs to the Brașov metropolitan area. Tărlungeni lies on the banks of the river Tărlung and its affluent, the Zizin. The first attestation of the locality dates back to November 4, 1484, when the voivode of Transylvania, Stephen V Báthory, came to Brașov to mediate a dispute between the villages of Prejmer and Tărlungeni over the usage of the waters of the river Tărlung. At the 2021 census, Tărlungeni had a population of 12,067, of which 38.53% were Romanians, 28.88% Roma, and 27.42% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, the commune had 8,320 inhabitants; of those, 39.9% were Romanians, 30.7% Roma, and 29.1% Hungarians. At the 2002 census, 61.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 31.2% Evangelical Lutheran, 3.6% Pentecostal and 1.1% Roman Catholic. Zizin is known for its mineral water springs, originating from the phreatic zone of the Ciucaș Mountains; the first official description of the springs dates from 1773. From 1983 to 2016 the Liga II football club CS Unirea Tărlungeni was based in the commune.

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Tărlungeni is located in Brașov County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.6333 latitude, 25.7500 longitude.

What is the population of Tărlungeni?

Tărlungeni has a population of approximately 7,219 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
7,219
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Brașov County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
45.6333, 25.7500

Emergency & Services

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112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Tărlungeni

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Brașov

A stunning medieval city ringed by Carpathian peaks, centered on Council Square and dominated by the massive Gothic Black Church.

13 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Black Church, Brasov

Largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, named for soot damage in a 1689 fire, in central Brasov.

13 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Bran Castle

A fortress in Transylvania popularly associated with the legend of Count Dracula, perched on a cliff between Wallachia and Transylvania.

33 km · about 40 min drive

photogenic

Bucegi Sphinx

A wind-carved rock at 2,216 m on the Bucegi plateau that in profile forms a giant human face, beside the mushroom-shaped Babele formations. Reached by cable car from Bușteni or a hike from the Transbucegi road.

33 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Peleș Castle

A Neo-Renaissance palace in the Carpathian Mountains, one of the most stunning castles in Europe and a former Romanian royal residence.

34 km · about 40 min drive

famous road

Transbucegi

Alpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.

36 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Rucăr–Bran Pass

Historic corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Tărlungeni

  • 36 kmTransbucegiAlpine road (DJ713) snaking up the Bucegi Mountains past Bolboci Lake toward the 2,000 m plateau near the Babele rock formations, with sweeping hairpins and dramatic Carpathian views.
  • 42 kmRucăr–Bran PassHistoric corridor road (DN73) between Brașov and Câmpulung, cresting at Fundata (~1,290 m) with pastoral villages, limestone ridges and views of the Bucegi and Piatra Craiului massifs.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Tărlungeni.

Zizin

🇷🇴 Romania

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3 km awayPop. 1,484

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4 km awayPop. 29,918

Budila

🇷🇴 Romania

5 km awayPop. 3,405

Prejmer

🇷🇴 Romania

9 km awayPop. 8,106

Hărman

🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 4,321

Tunelu-Teliu

🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 3,610

Teliu

🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 3,485

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