Tâmpa
Tâmpa is a mountain, part of the Postăvarul Massif, located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Brașov.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 964 metres
- Description: protected area in Romania (2.255.)
- Also known as: “Kapellenberg (Kreuzberg)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brașovia Citadel and Weavers‘ Bastion.
Brașovia Citadel
Archaeological site
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Brașovia Fortress was a fortification located on the saddle of Tâmpa mountain at Brașov, Romania. John Hunyadi had it demolished by the beginning of 1455.
Biserica Neagră
Church
Photo: tprzechlewski, CC BY 2.0.
The Black Church, stands in the city of Brașov in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the local Transylvanian Saxon community of the city during medieval times and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Șcheii Brașovului and Blumăna.
Șcheii Brașovului
Neighborhood
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Șcheii Brașovului is the old ethnically Bulgarian and Romanian neighborhood of Brașov, a city in southeastern Transylvania, Romania. This village-like section of the town is mostly made up of small houses built along narrow roads with gardens and small fields on the slopes of the Tâmpa Mountain.
Poiana Brașov
Photo: Kdanv, CC BY 3.0 ro.
Poiana Brașov is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km.
Tâmpa
- Categories: protected area, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Brașov, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.63417° or 45° 38′ 3″ northLongitude
25.59291° or 25° 35′ 35″ eastElevation
964 metres (3,163 feet)Open location code
8GQ7JHMV+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 296454793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7874271Wikidata ID
Q691448
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Tâmpa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tampa (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Tampa”
- Chinese: “坦帕山”
- Dutch: “Tâmpa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيمپا”
- French: “colline Tâmpa”
- French: “Colline Tâmpa”
- German: “Zinne”
- Hungarian: “Cenk”
- Ladin: “Tâmpa (Brașov)”
- Ladin: “Tâmpa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tâmpa”
- Persian: “تامپا (براشوو)”
- Persian: “تامپا”
- Polish: “Tâmpa”
- Romanian: “munte brașovean, una dintre emblemele Brașovului”
- Romanian: “Tâmpa”
- Spanish: “Tampa”
- Spanish: “Tâmpa”
- Ukrainian: “Тимпа”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Centrul Vechi and Brașov Historical Centre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arpad Statue pedestal and Grota Bethlen.
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