--- title: "Centru (development region) – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Centru (development region), Romania: Centru (Centre) is a development region in Romania. Nearby: Black Church, Neolog Jewish temple in Brașov…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/centru" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/centru.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Iglesia_de_San_Juan_el_Real%2C_Calatayud%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_2017-01-08%2C_DD_07-09_HDR.jpg/1920px-Iglesia_de_San_Juan_el_Real%2C_Calatayud%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_2017-01-08%2C_DD_07-09_HDR.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Region in Romania # Centru (development region) Centru (Centre) is a development region in Romania. ![Centru (development region)](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Iglesia_de_San_Juan_el_Real%2C_Calatayud%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_2017-01-08%2C_DD_07-09_HDR.jpg/1920px-Iglesia_de_San_Juan_el_Real%2C_Calatayud%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_2017-01-08%2C_DD_07-09_HDR.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Centru (development region) · Diego Delso The place Centru (Centre) is a development region in Romania. As other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centru_(development_region%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Centru (development region) 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Black Church The Black Church, stands in the city of Brașov in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the local Transylvanian Saxon community of the city during medieval times and represents the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important houses of worship in the region which belong to the Lutheran, i.e., Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania. 3.6 km · cathedral in Brașov, Transylvania, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biserica_Neagr%C4%83) 2. Neolog Jewish temple in Brașov The Brașov Synagogue, officially the Beth Israel Synagogue in Brașov is a former Neolog, currently Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 29 Poarta Șchei Street in the center of Brașov, in Transylvania, Romania. Designed by Lipót Baumhorn in the Hungarian Secession style, the synagogue was completed in 1901, and is situated behind the street front, on a plot surrounded by houses. 3.8 km · synagogue · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%C8%99ov_Synagogue) 3. Transilvania University of Brașov Transilvania University of Brașov is a higher education and research institution in Brașov, Romania which comprises 18 faculties, with a number of over 20,880 students and over 700 teaching staff members. Currently, Transilvania University of Brașov is the largest university in the centre of the country, a university that offers programmes in fields such as: mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, computers, construction, forestry, wood engineering, product design, nutrition and tourism, computer science, mathematics, economics, medicine, pedagogy, music, literature and linguistics, law, sociology and social work, psychology. 3.2 km · university in Brașov, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transilvania_University_of_Bra%C8%99ov) 4. Stadionul Silviu Ploeșteanu The Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium, previously known as Tineretului Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brașov, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SR Brașov and Corona Brașov. 2.4 km · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silviu_Ploe%C8%99teanu_Stadium) 5. Black Tower Black Tower is a fort of Braşov, Romania The tower located on a large rock on Warthe Hill. The purpose of the tower was to deny enemy soldiers access to the city walls, which, in this case, were no further than 5 meters. 3.7 km · tower · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tower_(Bra%C8%99ov%29) 6. Brașov Council Square The Council Square is located in the historic centre of Brașov, Romania. It obtained its right to hold markets in 1520, but it has been the place for weekly and annual markets since 1364, being visited by merchants from the country and abroad. 3.5 km · square in Brașov, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia%C8%9Ba_Sfatului) 7. Greek Church in Brașov The Greek Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 12 Gheorghe Barițiu Street, Brașov, Romania. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. 3.6 km · Orthodox Church in Brasov, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Church_(Bra%C8%99ov%29) 8. Brașov County Museum of History The Brașov County Museum of History is a history museum in Brașov, Romania. The museum, founded in 1950, is housed in the former Council House at the centre of Piața Sfatului, the main historic square of the city. 3.5 km · history museum in Brașov, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%C8%99ov_County_Museum_of_History) 9. Museum of Urban Civilization The Museum of Urban Civilization is a museum in Brașov, Romania. The museum is located on the south side of Piața Sfatului, the main historical square of the city. 3.5 km · museum in Brașov, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Urban_Civilization) 10. Castra of Brașov The Castra of Brașov was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia near Brașov, Romania, on Șprenghi Hill. 3.3 km · Roman fort in Dacia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castra_of_Bra%C8%99ov) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Centru (development region) **Airports:** Brașov-Ghimbav (GHV), 8 km · Sibiu (SBZ), 119 km · Bucharest Henri Coandă (OTP), 128 km\ **Stations:** Brașov railway station, 700 m · Bartolomeu railway station, 3.3 km\ - Sibiu → Centru (development region) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sibiu-to-centru-development-region) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sibiu&to=Centru+%28development+region%29) - Otopeni → Centru (development region) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/otopeni-to-centru-development-region) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Otopeni&to=Centru+%28development+region%29) - Bucharest → Centru (development region) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bucharest-to-centru-development-region) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bucharest&to=Centru+%28development+region%29) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Centru%20(development%20region%29) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Centru (development region) Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Centru (development region). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Go next Easy day trips from Brașov include: Râșnov with its great fortress and abundant history is only 16 km southwest. From [Wikivoyage: Brașov](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bra%C8%99ov), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 549 km 2. [Gökçeada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokceada) TR 11 ways of moving, 39 sources 613 km 3. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 622 km 4. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 723 km 5. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 738 km If you know how people move in Centru (development region) – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ccentru&title=Centru+%28development+region%29&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fcentru), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Centru (development region) - [Catherine's Gate](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/catherines-gate) 1559 city gate in Braşov, Romania 3.8 km [The place page for Centru (development region)](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/centru) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Romania](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-RO) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/centru, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt