DN73A () is a

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

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

that starts from

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

, reaching

Șercaia Șercaia (; ; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (''Halmagen''; ''Halmágy''; ''Halmaç''), Șercaia, and Vad (''Waadt'', ''Waden''; ''Vád''). The Hungarian name means "dragon". Ge ...

Road

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

DN1 DN1 () is an important national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the northwestern part of the country and the border with Hungary via Borș. The main cities linked by DN1 are Bucharest, Ploiești, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoc ...

from

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, goes by Cold River, goes down to Burzenland in

Râșnov Râșnov (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Ruusenåå''; Latin: ''Rosnovia'') is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021. It is located at about southwest of the city of Brașov and about the s ...

, where it intersects with

DN73 DN73 () is a national road in Romania which links Pitești with Brașov. It is a high-traffic road and the preferred route for trucks. Near Câmpulung the road crosses the Southern Carpathians along the Dâmbovița River. The road crosses severa ...

. Then it goes through the ''Old Tohan'' neighborhood of

Zărnești Zărnești (; ; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 21,624 as of 2021. It administers one village, Tohanu Nou (''Neu-Tohan''; ''Újtohán''). The town is located near the Piatra Craiului Mountains, which ...

city, reaches

Poiana Mărului Poiana Mărului (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village of the same name. The commune is located in the central-south part of the county, in a hilly area north of the Piatra Craiului Mountain ...

, and then it goes down to

Țara Făgărașului Țara Făgărașului (also ; or ''Fogarascherland'', , or ''terra Alutus'') is a historical region in central Romania, located in the southern part of Transylvania. It is named after the Făgăraș Mountains that dominate the landscape of the ...

, goes to

Șinca Nouă Șinca Nouă (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Paltin and Șinca Nouă, and also administers a hamlet, Strâmba. The commune is located in the central part of the county, in a hilly area be ...

, and then

Șinca Veche Șinca (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bucium (''Bucsum''), Ohaba (''Ohába''), Perșani (''Persány''), Șercăița (''Sarkaica''), Șinca Veche (the commune center), and Vâlcea (''Valc ...

. Between Șinca Veche and

Ohaba Ohaba (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Colibi (''Székás''), Măghierat (''Magyarádtanya''), Ohaba, and Secășel (''Szekasbesenyö''; ''Heidendorf''). The commune is located in ...

, DN73A shares a segment with county road DJ104. From Ohaba, it goes through Vad, ending in

, at the intersection with

Historic and architectural monuments

Râșnov Fortress Râșnov Fortress ( , , ) is a medieval ''Refuge castle, Fliehburg''-type fortress, which offered refuge for townspeople and villagers from the area in times of war. It is situated in Râșnov, Brașov County, not far from Brașov. Built as part ...

Șinca Șinca (; ) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bucium (''Bucsum''), Ohaba (''Ohába''), Perșani (''Persány''), Șercăița (''Sarkaica''), Șinca Veche (the commune center), and Vâlcea (''Valc ...

** ''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 ZeidenHolbav

The Perșani Mountains (; ) is a mountain range in central ...

, discovered in the 18th century where it was found ceramics marks from the first Age of Steel (

Hallstatt culture The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western Europe, Western and Central European archaeological culture of the Late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe (Hallst ...

). ** ''Bucium Monastery'', near

Bucium The ''bucium'' (, also called ''trâmbiţă'' or ''tulnic'') is a type of alphorn from Romania and Moldova. The word is derived from Latin '' bucinum'', originally meaning "curved horn", an instrument used by the Romans. The word is a cogna ...

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

Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Ro ...

Gothic art Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern Europe, Norther ...

Other places with touristic interests and nature monuments

** Ski area, with 5 areas ** ''Climatic Station Cold RiverPârâul Rece
/ref>'' *

** The City Day is celebrated each summer, in August: "Zărnești city days"-"Edelweiss Festival" ** National Park Stone of Crawl *

** ''Perșani Baths from Perșani, with mineral springs'' * Vad ** Plugarul, folkloric habit that takes place in the second day of Easter ** Poiana Narciselor from Vad,

Nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

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

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