Silvașu de Sus

Hunedoara County · Romania
Silvașu de Sus — photo 1

Photos: Prislop Monastery: a 16th-century monastery near Hațeg

Silvașu de Sus is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 450 m above sea level. Population: 296 (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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Râu de Mori – Retezat PeakHardOne-dayMarkedRâu de Mori Retezat PeakElevation profile501–2 482 m19.4 kmascent 1 984 m≈ 8 h walking17 km from the centre

What to visit

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Prislop Monastery: a 16th-century monastery near HațegChurchPrislop Monastery: a 16th-century monastery near HațegSilvașu de Sus3.1 km from the centrePrislop Monastery (Mănăstirea Prislop) lies in a quiet wooded valley near the village of Silvașu de Sus, which belongs to the town of Hațeg, in Hunedoara County.Densuș Church: a stone church built of Roman blocksChurchDensuș Church: a stone church built of Roman blocksDensuș9.4 km from the centreA church made of the Roman capital's stones St Nicholas Church (Biserica Sfântul Nicolae) in the village of Densuș in the Hațeg Country (Țara Hațegului), Hunedoara...Corvin Castle in Hunedoara: Gothic castle museumCastleCorvin Castle in Hunedoara: Gothic castle museumHunedoara11 km from the centreCorvin Castle (Castelul Corvinilor), also called Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, stands on a limestone rock above the Zlaști stream in the town of Hunedoara in...Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa: capital of Roman DaciaHistoric siteUlpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa: capital of Roman DaciaSarmizegetusa16 km from the centreUlpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa is the ruin of the first and largest city of the Roman province of Dacia. It lies in the Hațeg valley at the foot of the Retezat Mountains,...Costești-Cetățuie: Dacian fortress, UNESCOHistoric siteCostești-Cetățuie: Dacian fortress, UNESCOCostești21 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.Lolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia)WaterfallLolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia)Nucșoara · Retezat Mountains25 km from the centreheight 15 m1 085 m above sea levelLolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia) lies in the northern part of Retezat National Park, in Hunedoara County, on one of the park's busiest routes — the road from the...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

267 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Teliucu Inferior)Poiana Ruscă 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.