Zlatna

Alba County · Romania

Photos: Zlatna: panorama of the town — Jan Pešula, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons); Zlatna: the centre with its churches — Kc89rst at Romanian Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons); Zlatna: the railway station — Jan Pešula, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Zlatna (German Klein-Schlatten or Goldmarkt, “gold market”; Latin Ampelum) is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, at about 425 m. Together with the eighteen villages it administers, the town had 6,652 inhabitants at the 2021 census.

The Romanian name comes from the Slavic “zlato”, gold; the German name Goldmarkt recalls gold as well.

On the site the trail “Zlatna – Ighiel” to the village of Ighiel starts in the town.

Getting there from Ukraine

The nearest place we have road figures for is Sibiu (≈78 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data.

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Hard1–2 daysMarkedZlatna IghielElevation profile333–1 323 m35.5 kmascent 1 600 m≈ 11.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre

What to visit

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Water parks & thermal poolsGeoagiu-Băi: the Roman Germisara thermae and mesothermal watersGeoagiu-Băi20 km from the centreGeoagiu-Băi is a small spa of mesothermal waters in Hunedoara County, on the south-eastern slopes of the Metaliferi Mountains — part of the Apuseni (Western Romanian)...

Historic siteRoșia Montană: Roman gold mines (UNESCO)Bălmoșești23 km from the centreAlburnus Maior — the gold of Roman Dacia Roșia Montană (Hungarian Verespatak, German Goldbach) is a mining village in the Apuseni Mountains, in Transylvania's so...

Craft nearby

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Heritage transportApuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți LandVârși30 km from the centreThe narrow-gauge railway along the Arieș valley was officially opened on 20 June 1912. It linked the town of Turda with mountain Abrud in Țara Moților, the Moți Land —...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

766 mSpringSpring (Citeră)Trascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

1 250 mHutSăruni HutTrascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

1 253 mSpringSpring below DâmbăuTrascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

683 mSpringSpring below Dealul DâmbăuluiTrascău and Metaliferi Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable

All springs of the Carpathians All 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 – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Sibiu ≈435 km, ≈8 h 00 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

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