Comuna Certeju De Sus: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

In the municipality of Certeju de Sus, the 200-year-old custom “Ridicatul Steagului” takes place on the second day of Easter. During this event, several young people beat the Toaca and make improvised carbide-filled pipes boom throughout the village.

Vărmaga was first mentioned in documents in 1492. Its ruins still remain on the mountain ridge where the Biserica Trăsnită once stood. The present-day Roman Catholic church in Săcărâmb was built in 1777.

Stânca lui Horea in Hondol marks the place where miners from Certej, Hondol and Săcărâmb were mobilized to take part in the peasant uprising of 1784. Crucea Roșie in Săcărâmb is regarded as a landmark on the revolutionaries’ route to Alba Iulia in 1848.

Dealul Calvariei in Săcărâmb is an isolated volcanic cone. The Roman Catholic and Franciscan church in Săcărâmb stands on the Calvaria Mică volcanic cone. The Roman Catholic church in Săcărâmb was built using abundant volcanic rock from the surrounding area.

Krennerite was first described from Săcărâmb in 1877. Tellurium was described in 1802 by M. H. Klaproth from Săcărâmb in the Metaliferi Mountains. Nagyagite was described in 1878 by A. Schrauf from Săcărâmb.

Renting a holiday apartment in Comuna Certeju De Sus can be part of your personal travel planning.

Places and Connections

County road DJ 761 connects Certeju de Sus with Bocșa Mică and Săcărâmb. County road DJ 761A connects Vărmaga with Nojag and also provides access to the Certeju de Sus–Măgura Toplița–Toplița Mureșului corridor.

Nature and Landscape

Vărmaga lies in the Metaliferi Mountains, at the foot of the Auriferi Mountains, in a depression below Vârful Gurguiota, and stretches along a watercourse for more than 7 kilometres.

The Măgurile Săcărâmbului nature reserve, located in the territory of the village of Săcărâmb in the municipality of Certeju de Sus, covers 13 hectares and consists mostly of pure beech forests with trees aged between 70 and 90 years. The forest edge of the Măgurile Săcărâmbului nature reserve is home to a species-rich butterfly fauna.

Tăul Făerag is considered the oldest reservoir in Hunedoara County and reaches a depth of up to 8.7 metres.

The wider regional surroundings of Comuna Certeju De Sus include Hunyad Castle, a castle. Also located in the wider regional surroundings are Vârful Fericelii, Măgura Sârbii and Dealul Cutinului, each a mountain, as well as Dealul Uroiului, a hill.

For the higher-level travel overview: Iron Market.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Santamaria - Orlea, Hunedoara, Comuna Hărău, Orastioara de Sus, Comuna Densuș, Bosorod.