Carastelec

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Carastelec is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Carastelec and Dumuslău. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1818 (206 years ago)Population: 1.1 thous.Area: 15.08 mi²Coordinates: 47°17'57"N, 22°41'38"E

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Nearby attractions include: Northern Transylvania Holocaust Memorial Museum, Catholic Church, Báthory Castle, Reformed Church.

6.9 miSE
History museum, Museum
Northern Transylvania Holocaust Memorial Museum, Șimleu Silvaniei
177 min walk • The Northern Transylvania Holocaust Memorial Museum is located in Șimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, Romania, and was opened September 11, 2005.
6.7 miSE
Convention center, Church
Catholic Church, Șimleu Silvaniei
172 min walk • The Catholic Church is a church in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The church was built in 1534 by Transylvania's voivode Báthory István and his wife with the occasion of theirs son's birth.
6.8 miSE
History museum, Museum
Báthory Castle, Șimleu Silvaniei
174 min walk • Báthory Castle or Báthory Citadel, also known as Șimleu Silvaniei Fort, is a historic fort in Romania, in the modern-day city of Șimleu Silvaniei. Since the 1590s, the castle was the main residence of the Hungarian Báthory family during the era of the Principality of Transylvania.
3.1 miSE
Church
Reformed Church
80 min walk • The Reformed Church is a church in Uileacu Şimleului, Romania, built between 1260 and 1300.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Lapiș Forest
97 min walk • Lapiș Forest nature reserve IUCN category IV, is located in northwestern Romania, in the west of Sălaj County, near the village of Nușfalău, which is about 9 km from Șimleu Silvaniei.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cehei Pond
93 min walk • Cehei Pond Nature Reserve is situated in north-western Romania, in Crasna river floodplain, in Sălaj County and is a protected area with aquatic vegetation and fauna specific to such area.
4.3 miW
Church
Wooden Church
109 min walk • The Wooden Church is a Greek-Catholic church in Camăr, Romania, built in 1780.
4.3 miN
Church
Wooden Church
109 min walk • The Wooden Church is a church in Zalnoc, Romania, built in the 18th century.
4.8 miSE
Church
Wooden Church
122 min walk • The Wooden Church is a church in Cehei, Romania, built in the 18th century.
4.9 miE
Church
Măeriște
125 min walk • Măeriște is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.
6.6 miSE
Town
Dacidava, Șimleu Silvaniei
169 min walk • Dacidava was a Dacian fortified town, located in the North-Western part of present Transylvania, Romania, about 35 km North of the border established on Meseș Mountains, which was separating the dacian territory controlled by the Roman Empire and the territories inhabited by the free Dacians.