Miercurea Ciuc City
Location:
Miercurea Ciuc, the capital of Harghita County is situated in the central part of Romania, in the south of the county.
Area/Surface:
11.1 km²
Population:
36.500 people
Calling code:
+4 0266 or 0366
How to get here:
By car:
North entry: follow the European road E578 (DN12) from Bistrița – Reghin – Gheorgheni.
North-East entry: follow the National road DN12a from Onești – Comănești.
West entry: follow the National road DN13a from Mureș – Sovata – Praid – Odorheiu Secuiesc.
South entry: follow the European road E578 (DN11/12) from Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe.
Unfortunately it’s a small city as surface and population as well and the access is more difficult due to the city’s position.
By train:
Miercurea Ciuc City in not a railway junction of the country, although there are daily trains towards many destinations from Romania. The most important railway routes which pass through Miercurea Ciuc are:
Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe – Miercurea Ciuc – Bacău – Suceava
Bucharest – Brașov – Miercurea Ciuc – Beclean – Jibou – Baia Mare – Satu Mare
Bistrița – Miercurea Ciuc – Brașov – Bucharest
Oradea – Cluj Napoca – Miercurea Ciuc – Brașov
Miercurea Ciuc – Gheorghieni
Bucharest – Ploiești – Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe – Miercurea Ciuc – Târgu Mureș and many others.
By plane:
Miercurea Ciuc City doesn’t have an international airport, so the nearest airports are in Târgu Mureș (170 km) and Bucharest (330 km).
Foundation year:
1558
When to go:
The best period to visit Miercurea Ciuc City is between April-March and September-October. In this period the weather is beautiful and warm with many sunny days. Because is a mountainous area the other months of the year could have a freakish, cold and rich in rainfall weather. Summer is the best period for walks and visits, for trips and hiking, with temperatures often over 28-30° C.
Miercurea Ciuc City
Relief, climate, rivers and lakes of Miercurea Ciuc City:
Miercurea Ciuc City is situated in the eastern part of Transylvania, in a depression mountain area (Ciuc Depression), between many mountain groups from the Eastern Carpathians (Ciuc, Harghita, Hasmasu Mare and Bodoga Mountains). The average of the elevation where the city is situated is 670 m height.
Because of its position and the altitude of the relief where the city is situated, the climate in Miercurea Ciuc City is temperate-continental, very cold with powerful influences coming from Siberia and here are recorded the lowest temperatures from Romania mainly during winter. Summers are short and sometimes cold and winters long and frosty. The annual average of the temperature is 7-8° C. Miercurea Ciuc City is crossed by the Olt River, one of the most important from the country and close to the city are Miercurea Ciuc Baths with a small lake on their territory.
Population, name and tourism:
Miercurea Ciuc is a small city with a majority of Hungarian population of roman-catholic religion. It’s the main city from Harghita County and the most important economical and cultural centre from here. The name composed from two words, comes from the fact that here people organize a fair every Wednesday and the second word comes from the name of the depression where the city is situated.
Although the city appears in the historical documents as a city since 5th August 1558, it becomes Harghita County‘s residence only in 1878. Miercurea Ciuc City is part of the Secuiesc Land and tourists can come here not only for the beauty of the place and for the gorgeous landscapes, but also for relaxation and treatments in one of the county’s resorts like Harghita, Jigodin or Miercurea Ciuc Baths, all offering high quality services, different treatments to improve your health and they have also mineral waters.
Fauna and flora and other aspects about Miercurea Ciuc City:
Miercurea Ciuc City charms any tourist with its beauty, with the agriculture techniques which seem to be the same as hundreds of years ago, with its interesting history, but maybe with the place where it’s situated. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The surrounding mountains and their wooden slopes (spruce, fir, beech, oak) shelter many fauna and flora species and represent one of the last virgin areas from Europe.
Together with the other mountains from Romania, these virgin areas shelter more than 60% of the brown bears from Europe, more than 40% of the wolves from Europe and more than 90% of the European lynxes. Fortunately, these threatened animals species are protected by low in Europe. For sure tourists who arrive in the Secuiesc Land will have what to see and what to do. Visit Miercurea Ciuc City!
Town Hall Palace, Miercurea Ciuc City
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Miercurea Ciuc Tourist Objectives
Museums:
Ciuc Secuiesc Museum
Mineral Water Museum
Olt and Superior Mureș Museum
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Memorial Houses:
“Nagy Imre” Memorial house
“Tamási Áron” Memorial house (Lupeni)
“Tompa Laszlo” Memorial house (Odorheiu Secuiesc)
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Theaters, operas and other buildings of cultural and musical interest:
“Csiki Jatekszin” Municipal Theatre
“Tomsca Sandor” Theatre
Harghita County Cultural Center
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Castles, citadels and old buildings:
Mikó Castle
Márton Áron High School
Roman-Catholic Gymnasium Building
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Churches and monasteries:
Orthodox Cathedral
“Saints Peter, Paul and Andrei” Orthodox Church
Franciscan Monastery
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Palaces, monuments and statues:
Town Hall Palace
Romanian Heroes Monument
Milennium Monument
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Parks and Markets/Plazas:
Central Park
Liberty Park
Memorial Park (Odorheiu Secuiesc)
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Other tourist objectives and attractions:
Indoor Ice Rink
Patinoar Swimming-Pool
Șuta Lake
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