Costești

Hunedoara County · Romania
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Photos: Costești-Blidaru: Dacian fortress, UNESCO; Costești-Cetățuie: Dacian fortress, UNESCO

Costești is a village in Romania.

Population: 401 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 2 sights.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Godeanu (Șureanu Mountains)PeakGodeanu (Șureanu Mountains)Grădiștea de Muntealtitude 1 656 m15 km from the centreVârful Godeanu) is a 1,656 m peak in the Orăștie Mountains, the northern part of the Șureanu Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in Hunedoara County.

What to visit

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Costești-Cetățuie: Dacian fortress, UNESCOHistoric siteCostești-Cetățuie: Dacian fortress, UNESCOCostești2.5 km from the centreCostești-Cetățuie fortress stands on a steep hill above the valley of the Grădiștea river (Apa Grădiștei) near the village of Costești in Hunedoara County.Costești-Blidaru: Dacian fortress, UNESCOHistoric siteCostești-Blidaru: Dacian fortress, UNESCOCostești3.7 km from the centreCostești-Blidaru fortress stands on the summit of Blidaru hill at about 750 m above the left bank of the Grădiștea river (Apa Grădiștei), not far from the village of...Sarmizegetusa Regia: Dacian capital, UNESCOHistoric siteSarmizegetusa Regia: Dacian capital, UNESCOGrădiștea de Munte14 km from the centreThe Dacian capital in the Orăștie Mountains Sarmizegetusa Regia is the ruin of the capital of the Dacian kingdom on Grădiștea Hill (Dealul Grădiștii) at about 1,200 m...

Craft nearby

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Geoagiu-Băi: the Roman Germisara thermae and mesothermal watersWater parks & thermal poolsGeoagiu-Băi: the Roman Germisara thermae and mesothermal watersGeoagiu-Băi26 km from the centreGeoagiu-Băi is a small spa of mesothermal waters in Hunedoara County, on the south-eastern slopes of the Metaliferi Mountains — part of the Apuseni (Western Romanian)...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Geoagiu-Băi: the Roman Germisara thermae and mesothermal watersWater parks & thermal poolsGeoagiu-Băi: the Roman Germisara thermae and mesothermal watersGeoagiu-Băi26 km from the centreGeoagiu-Băi is a small spa of mesothermal waters in Hunedoara County, on the south-eastern slopes of the Metaliferi Mountains — part of the Apuseni (Western Romanian)...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

948 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Târsa)Șureanu Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Petroșani ≈539 km, ≈9 h 19 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.