Bálványos Castle
Bálványos Castle is a castle ruin of national monument status, located in the north of Covasna County, Romania. As a Romanian national monument, its code is CV-II-m-A-13297.Photo: Andrei kokelburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smelly cave of Torja.
Smelly cave of Torja
Cave
Photo: VargaA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smelly cave of Torja is situated 1½ km northwest of Bálványos Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bixad and Băile Tuşnad.
Bixad
Village
Photo: VargaA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bixad is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Bálványos Castle.
Băile Tuşnad
Photo: Aakmaros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Băile Tușnad is a town in Harghita County, Romania in eastern Transylvania. With a population of 1,372, it is the smallest town in Romania by population.
Lăzărești
Village
Photo: Szabi237, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lăzărești is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Bálványos Castle.
Bálványos Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortification
- Categories: fortification, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Turia, Covasna County, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.11388° or 46° 6′ 50″ northLongitude
25.96524° or 25° 57′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8GR74X78+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1857176408OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q852875
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Bálványos Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Cetatea Balvanyos”
- Hungarian: “Bálványosvár”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Bálványos (ruine)”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Bálványos”
- Spanish: “Castilo Balvanyos”
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Highlights include Apa Minerala and Mofeta (gázfürdő).
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