Sfântu Gheorghe
Covasna County · Romania
Sfântu Gheorghe is a city in Romania.
Elevation: about 555 m above sea level. Population: 50,080 (2021).
Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.
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What to visit
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MuseumSzékely National Museum in Sfântu GheorgheSfântu Gheorgheunder 1 km from the centreThe Székely National Museum (Muzeul Național Secuiesc, Hungarian Székely Nemzeti Múzeum) in Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) is the oldest museum of the Székely Land...
ChurchPrejmer Fortified Church: UNESCO peasant fortressPrejmer16 km from the centreThe fortified church in the village of Prejmer (German Tartlau, Hungarian Prázsmár) is the largest and best-preserved peasant fortress in Transylvania.
ChurchHărman Fortified Church: seven towers and 15th-century muralsHărman19 km from the centreThe fortified Evangelical church in the village of Hărman (German Honigberg, Hungarian Szászhermány) is one of the largest and best-preserved church fortresses of the...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesUzOnkA farm in Ozunca-Băi: aged mountain cheesesOzunca-Băi26 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...
Water parks & thermal poolsCovasna: resort of a thousand springs, mofettes and heart careCovasna30 km from the centreCovasna is a spa town in Covasna County, at the south-eastern edge of the Eastern Carpathians, where the mountains bend round in the Curvature Carpathians.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Huts, shelters and springs nearby
539 mSpringSpring below Dealul Debren (south-east slope)Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedNot for drinking
539 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Sepsiszentgyörgy)Harghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
553 mSpringCocostârcului SpringHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
596 mSpringIzv. Popii SpringHarghita and Gurghiu Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedDries out in summer or droughtMarked as drinkable
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.
