DN73A ( ro, Drumul Național 73A) is a

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

that starts from

Predeal Predeal (; hu, Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages ...

, reaching

Șercaia Șercaia (german: Schirkanyen; hu, Sárkány; tr, Saruhan) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (''Halmagen''; ''Halmágy''; ''Halmaç''), Șercaia and Vad (''Waadt'', ''Waden''; ''Vá ...

Road

The national road ''DN73A'' starts from the entrance to Predeal, coming from DN1 from

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, goes by Cold River, goes down to

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Râșnov Râșnov (; german: Rosenau; hu, Barcarozsnyó; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Ruusenåå''; Latin: ''Rosnovia'') is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,022. It is located at about from the city of Brașov ...

, where it intersects with DN73. Then it goes through the ''Old Tohan'' neighborhood of

Zărnești Zărnești (; german: link=no, Molkendorf, Zernescht; hu, Zernest) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 21,681. It administers one village, Tohanu Nou (''Neu-Tohan''; ''Újtohán''). It is located near the ...

city, reaches Poiana Mărului, and then it goes down to

Țara Făgărașului Țara Făgărașului (also ''Țara Oltului''; german: Fogaraschland, hu, Fogarasföld, la, terra Fugaras or ''terra Alutus'') is a region is southern Transylvania, Romania. Its main city is Făgăraș. On the north, it is bordered by the Olt Ri ...

, goes to Șinca Nouă, and then Șinca Veche. Between Șinca Veche and Ohaba, DN73A shares a segment with county road DJ104. From Ohaba, it goes through Vad, ending in

, at the intersection with DN1.

Historic and architectural monuments

* Râșnov Fortress * Șinca ** ''Grota'' (''Monastery'') under Pleșul Hill, also known as Temple of Fate, from Șinca Veche. ** ''Monastic Hermitage Birth of Mary the Virgin'' from Șinca Veche. ** ''The Great Cave'' from Merești, in the Perșani Mountains, discovered in the 18th century where it was found ceramics marks from the first Age of Steel ( Hallstatt culture). ** ''Bucium Monastery'', near Bucium village. * ''Fortified Saxon Church'' from Șercaia, attested in 1429, owned by Saint Katherine. * ''Fortified Evangelical-Lutheran church'' from Halmeag, built in the second half of the 11th century, which illustrates the passing phase from

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Other places with touristic interests and nature monuments

** Ski area, with 5 areas ** ''Climatic Station Cold RiverPârâul Rece
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** The City Day is celebrated each summer, in August: "Zărnești city days"-"Edelweiss Festival" ** National Park Stone of Crawl * Șinca ** ''Perșani Baths from Perșani, with mineral springs'' * Vad ** Plugarul, folkloric habit that takes place in the second day of Easter ** Poiana Narciselor from Vad,

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Bibliography

* ADAC ''Straßenatlas Ost-Europa'', ADAC e.V. München, 1993 * ''Harta rutieră, Indexul localităților, România, Romania, Rumänien, Roumanie'',1:700.000, Szarvas.Kárpátia, 2007 * Nicolae Pepene, Bogdan Popovici, Victor Ștefănescu, Florina Rusu, ''O istorie a Râșnovului în imagini'', Editura Suvenir, 2006

Notes

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