Sarmizegetusa

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Sarmizegetusa

Total population

715

Air quality index

54Moderate

Elevation494 m

Land area73.12 km²

Coordinates45.52°, 22.78°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sarmizegetusa is a commune in Țara Hațegului depression, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Breazova (Brázova), Hobița-Grădiște (Hobicavárhely), Păucinești (Paucsinesd), Sarmizegetusa, and Zeicani (Zajkány).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Nicolae Densușianu

Romanian ethnologist (1846–1911)

B

Béla Serestély

Hungarian poet, writer

V

Vilmos Simon

Aron Densușianu

Romanian university teacher, writer and lawyer (1837-1900)

D

Daniil Stoenescu

Romanian bishop

D

Dumitru Armășescu

Romanian politician

I

Ioan Vida

Romanian jurist

M

Manó Wein

(1860–1917) surgeon

T

Toader Tomoni

A

Alexandru Armioni

V

Valer Bociat

S

Samoil Ungur

A

Adam I. Voina Voinesc

F

Fülöp Csulai Móré

Roman Catholic bishop

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hunedoara

• Breazova
  1.1 mi away · pop. 183
• Hobița-Grădiște
  1.3 mi away · pop. 180
• Păucinești
  1.5 mi away · pop. 241
• Clopotiva
  2.3 mi away · pop. 888
• Zeicani
  2.9 mi away · pop. 225
• Peșteana
  3.1 mi away · pop. 545
• Ostrov
  3.2 mi away · pop. 413
• Ostrovel
  3.6 mi away · pop. 197
• Râu de Mori
  3.7 mi away · pop. 398
• Suseni
  4.4 mi away · pop. 219
• Cârnești
  4.6 mi away · pop. 560
• Criva
  4.7 mi away · pop. 58

Browse all places in Hunedoara →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sarmizegetusa

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Tachinid

Tachina fera

Seen 2026-08-27

alder buckthorn

Frangula alnus

Seen 2026-08-26

round-leaved sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Seen 2026-08-26

Silver Thistle

Carlina acaulis

Seen 2026-08-25

willow gentian

Gentiana asclepiadea

Seen 2026-08-25

Naked catmint

Nepeta nuda

Seen 2026-08-25

northern firmoss

Huperzia selago

Seen 2026-08-25

Alpine leek

Allium victorialis

Seen 2026-08-25

Eastern Heath

Erica spiculifolia

Seen 2026-08-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).