Sighetu Marmației

Maramureș County · Romania
Sighetu Marmației — photo 1

Photos: Sighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu Marmației

Sighetu Marmației is a city in Romania.

Elevation: about 274 m above sea level. Population: 32,793 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Valea Vișeului – Repedea forest lodgeHard1–2 daysMarkedValea Vișeului Repedea forest lodgeElevation profile339–1 167 m30.6 kmascent 1 180 m≈ 9.5 h walking20 km from the centre

What to visit

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Sighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiMuseumSighet Memorial: the former communist prison in Sighetu MarmațieiSighetu Marmațieiunder 1 km from the centreThe Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance (Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței) stands in the centre of Sighetu Marmației, right...Maramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumMuseumMaramureș Village Museum in Sighetu Marmației: open-air museumLazu Baciului3.1 km from the centreA village from all of Maramureș on one hill The «Mihai Dăncuș» Maramureș Village Museum (Muzeul Satului Maramureșean „Mihai Dăncuș”) is an open-air ethnographic museum...Merry Cemetery in Săpânța: painted crosses of MaramureșHistoric siteMerry Cemetery in Săpânța: painted crosses of MaramureșSăpânța15 km from the centreThe Merry Cemetery (Cimitirul Vesel) is the village cemetery in the centre of Săpânța in historical Maramureș, a few kilometres from the Tisza and the Ukrainian border.Săpânța-Peri Monastery: a 78-metre wooden churchChurchSăpânța-Peri Monastery: a 78-metre wooden churchSăpânța15 km from the centreSăpânța-Peri Monastery (Mănăstirea Săpânța-Peri) is an Orthodox convent on the northern edge of Săpânța, between the village and the Tisza, a few kilometres from the...Eco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiEthno tours & guidesEco Maramureș: craft tours to Breb, Sârbi and CălineștiOcna Șugatag17 km from the centreEco Maramureș is an officially recognised ecotourism destination in the Mara and Cosău valleys and the Gutâi Mountains, between Sighetu Marmației and Baia Mare.Bârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyChurchBârsana Monastery: a wooden ensemble in the Iza valleyBârsana21 km from the centreThe Monastery of the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles in Bârsana is an Orthodox convent of the Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

272 mSpringIzvorul Cetății SpringȚibleș 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 – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

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