Miercurea Ciuc

Harghita County · Romania
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Photos: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Szabi237, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Miercurea Ciuc is a city in Romania.

Elevation: about 662 m above sea level. Population: 34,484 (2021). Mountains nearby: Eastern Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 sights, 1 spring.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Harghita-MădărașPeakHarghita-Mădărașaltitude 1 801 m20 km from the centreHarghita-Mădăraș (Romanian Vârful Harghita-Mădăraș, Hungarian Madarasi-Hargita) is the highest summit of the Harghita Mountains, at 1,801 m (some sources give 1,800 m)...

What to visit

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Mikó Castle in Miercurea Ciuc: the Csík Székely MuseumCastleMikó Castle in Miercurea Ciuc: the Csík Székely MuseumMiercurea Ciucunder 1 km from the centreMikó Castle (Cetatea Mikó, Hungarian Mikó-vár) stands in the very centre of Miercurea Ciuc (Csíkszereda), the capital of Harghita County and of the historical Csík...Șumuleu Ciuc Basilica: the Franciscan shrine of the SzékelysChurchȘumuleu Ciuc Basilica: the Franciscan shrine of the SzékelysMiercurea Ciuc2.6 km from the centreThe Franciscan Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Șumuleu Ciuc (Hungarian Csíksomlyó) stands on the north-eastern edge of the town of Miercurea Ciuc in Harghita...Csíki Sör brewery in Sânsimion: Harghita craft beerCraft beer & breweriesCsíki Sör brewery in Sânsimion: Harghita craft beerSânsimion12 km from the centreA Harghita beer that defended its own name Sânsimion (Hungarian: Csíkszentsimon) is a village in the Ciuc (Csík) basin in the east of Székely Land, a few kilometres...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Băile Homorod: the Lobogó and Mária iron springs in the Harghita MountainsWater parks & thermal poolsBăile Homorod: the Lobogó and Mária iron springs in the Harghita MountainsBăile Homorod25 km from the centreBăile Homorod (Hungarian Homoródfürdő) is a small spa village in Harghita County, administratively part of the town of Vlăhița.UzOnkA farm in Ozunca-Băi: aged mountain cheesesCheese dairies & pasturesUzOnkA farm in Ozunca-Băi: aged mountain cheesesOzunca-Băi29 km from the centreA mountain farm where cheese ripens in a stone cellar Ozunca-Băi (Hungarian: Uzonkafürdő) is a small mountain settlement in Covasna County at about 700 metres above...Balvanyos: the Stinky Cave, mofettes and iron-rich springsWater parks & thermal poolsBalvanyos: the Stinky Cave, mofettes and iron-rich springsBăile Bálványos29 km from the centreBalvanyos (Hungarian Bálványosfürdő) is a small mountain resort in Covasna County, on the land of Turia commune, north-west of the town of Târgu Secuiesc.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Harghita-Băi: a 99% CO2 mofette and springs in the Harghita MountainsWater parks & thermal poolsHarghita-Băi: a 99% CO2 mofette and springs in the Harghita MountainsHarghita-Băi13 km from the centreHarghita-Băi (Hungarian Hargitafürdő) is a mountain spa village in Harghita County. It belongs administratively to the town of Miercurea Ciuc and lies about 13 km west...Băile Tușnad: mofette, sparkling springs and the Olt valleyWater parks & thermal poolsBăile Tușnad: mofette, sparkling springs and the Olt valleyBăile Tușnad25 km from the centreBăile Tușnad is a small spa town in Harghita County, in the southern part of the Ciuc Depression, where the Olt cuts a gorge between the Harghita and Bodoc mountains.Băile Homorod: the Lobogó and Mária iron springs in the Harghita MountainsWater parks & thermal poolsBăile Homorod: the Lobogó and Mária iron springs in the Harghita MountainsBăile Homorod25 km from the centreBăile Homorod (Hungarian Homoródfürdő) is a small spa village in Harghita County, administratively part of the town of Vlăhița.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

Toplița-Ciuc Mineral Spring662 mMineral springToplița-Ciuc Mineral SpringHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMineral waterMarked as drinkable
Hirtelen pusztai Hut1 146 mHutHirtelen pusztai HutHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
656 mSpringSpring below Dealul Cetății Mic (north-west slope)Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
701 mMineral springMineral water in CsíksomlyóCiucaș Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedFlows all yearMineral waterMarked as drinkable
710 mSpringSpring below Dealul Cetății Mic (west slope)Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedNot for drinking
665 mMineral springZsögödi borvízHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedFlows all yearMineral waterMarked as drinkable

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

Chernivtsi – Durău ≈204 km, ≈3 h 54 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Ivano-Frankivsk – Durău ≈342 km, ≈6 h 11 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Durău ≈313 km, ≈6 h 18 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.