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33 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Slimnic fortress, 13 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Bran Castle — #42 of 8,133 worldwide — 100 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, founded c. 50 BC.
Every one of them stands in Romania — the country page shows the full national picture.
13 km north · Ruin
The Slimnic fortress, in German Stolzenburg, is a fortified enclosure with towers, chapel, gate tower, bastion and outbuildings, built in the 14th…
47 km north-east · Fortress
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
54 km north-west · Fortress
The Alba Carolina Citadel is a star fortess located in the center of Alba Iulia, Romania.
56 km north-west · Ruin
Martinuzzi Castle, also known as Alvinc Castle, is a medieval castle in Vințu de Jos, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
57 km north-east · Castle
Bethlen Castle in Criș was built between the 14th and 18th centuries in the Transylvanian Renaissance style, as a fortified noble residence of modest…
55 km north-east · Fortress
The fortified Evangelical church in Movile, Sibiu County, was built in the 13th century as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Michael.
50 km north · Castle
The Bethlen castle in Sânmiclăuș is an ensemble of historic monuments situated on the territory of the village of Sânmiclăuș; commune of Șona.
58 km north-east · Castle
The Apafi castle in Dumbrăveni is a historic and architectural monument in Dumbrăveni.
32 km north · Castle
The Brukenthal castle in Micăsasa is a historic monument located in the village of Micăsasa, Micăsasa commune.
100 km east · Castle · #42 worldwide
Bran Castle is a castle in Bran, 25 kilometres southwest of Brașov. The castle was built by Saxons in 1377 who were given the privilege by Louis I of…
98 km west · Castle · #152 worldwide
Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, current-day Romania.
68 km west · Ruin · #230 worldwide
Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians before the wars with the Roman…
62 km south-east · Ruin · #267 worldwide
Poenari Castle, also known as Poenari Citadel and Poenari Fortress, is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler.
68 km west · Fortress
Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as…
98 km west · Fortress
The Fortress of Deva is a fortress located in the city of Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania, on top of a volcanic hill.
64 km east · Fortress
Făgăraș Citadel is a historic monument in Făgăraș, Brașov County, Romania. The construction of the fortress started in 1310, on the site of a wooden…
86 km east · Fortress
Rupea Fortress is a medieval fortress built by Transylvanian Saxons in the Kingdom of Hungary and first mentioned by a 1324 document.
78 km east · Fortress
The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri, Brașov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
76 km north-east · Fortress
The Peasant Fortress of Saschiz was a fortress built by the Transylvanian Saxons beginning in 1347, 4 kilometres north of the village of Saschiz, on…
89 km north · Castle
The Castle of Târgu Mureș, Marosvásárhely in Hungarian, is a former Transylvanian citadel in Romania. It is situated in the heart of the town.
84 km north-west · Ruin
The Trascău Fortress, or citadel of Colțești, today in ruins, is situated in Romania to the west of the village of Colțeşti and about 5 km south-west…
+ 12 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q83324.
The Castlemap atlas maps 33 landmarks (12 castles · 10 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 7 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Sibiu, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Slimnic fortress, a ruin 13 km north of the city centre.
Bran Castle, ranked #42 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 100 km east from Sibiu.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, founded c. 50 BC — 68 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Târgu Mureș (89 km) · Brașov (115 km) · Cluj-Napoca (116 km) · Ploiești (175 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
