Dârjiu

Harghita County · Romania
Dârjiu — photo 1

Photos: Dârjiu Fortified Church: the «Bacon Fortress», UNESCO

Dârjiu is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 568 m above sea level. Population: 505 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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Dârjiu Fortified Church: the «Bacon Fortress», UNESCOChurchDârjiu Fortified Church: the «Bacon Fortress», UNESCODârjiuunder 1 km from the centreThe fortified church in the village of Dârjiu (Hungarian Székelyderzs) in Harghita County is one of the few fortress churches of Transylvania built not by the Saxons...Pálinka Jamy distillery: fruit pálinka in Odorheiu SecuiescWine & tastingsPálinka Jamy distillery: fruit pálinka in Odorheiu SecuiescOdorheiu Secuiesc13 km from the centreOdorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely) is a historic town in the Târnava Mare valley in the west of Harghita County, long regarded by the Székelys as their ...GALFFIS chocolate manufactory in Odorheiu SecuiescCraft producersGALFFIS chocolate manufactory in Odorheiu SecuiescOdorheiu Secuiesc15 km from the centreBean-to-bar chocolate in the heart of Székely Land Odorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely) is known above all for its history, schools and Székely traditions,...Rupea Fortress: a Saxon refuge on a basalt cragCastleRupea Fortress: a Saxon refuge on a basalt cragRupea18 km from the centreRupea Fortress (Cetatea Rupea; German Burg Reps, Hungarian Kőhalmi vár) stands on a basalt hill about 120 metres high on the western edge of the small town of Rupea,...Viscri Fortified Church: a UNESCO Saxon villageChurchViscri Fortified Church: a UNESCO Saxon villageViscri18 km from the centreThe fortified Evangelical church in the village of Viscri (German Deutsch-Weißkirch, Hungarian Szászfehéregyháza) is perhaps the most photogenic of the Saxon...Saschiz Fortified Church: clock tower and UNESCO siteChurchSaschiz Fortified Church: clock tower and UNESCO siteSaschiz18 km from the centreThe fortified Evangelical Church of St Stephen in the village of Saschiz (German Keisd, Hungarian Szászkézd) stands right by the road between Brașov and Sighișoara, so...

Craft nearby

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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 Homorod27 km from the centreBăile Homorod (Hungarian Homoródfürdő) is a small spa village in Harghita County, administratively part of the town of Vlăhița.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

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 Homorod27 km from the centreBăile Homorod (Hungarian Homoródfürdő) is a small spa village in Harghita County, administratively part of the town of Vlăhița.

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 – Brașov ≈395 km, ≈7 h 03 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Brașov ≈419 km, ≈7 h 24 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Brașov ≈522 km, ≈8 h 39 min (via Diakove – Halmeu). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

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