When was Dudeștii Noi first mentioned in writing?
1333
The oldest surviving written mention of Dudeștii Noi dates from 1333, 693 years ago.
Older than 83% of the 5,588 localities with a firm first mention.
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Suciu (1967–68), Documenta Romaniae Historica, Wikipedia; the date is the one the project picks
Where was Dudeștii Noi 100 million years ago?
26°–31° N
In the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still walked the Earth, the ground under Dudeștii Noi lay at 26°–31° north, depending on the plate-tectonic model (the project compares three). Today it is at 45.8° N. It has moved 1,900–2,273 km since.
The latitude band then; today at 45.8° N.
Source: Plate models Müller 2019, Merdith 2021 and PALEOMAP; GeoNames localities (CC BY 4.0)
3Mountains on the horizon
Which mountains can you see from Dudeștii Noi?
2,509 m
The highest summit in view from Dudeștii Noi is Peleaga, 2,509 m high and 149 km away. In all, 19 summits above 1,000 m are in view, 6 of them above 2,000 m.
Against Moldoveanu, Romania's highest summit (2,544 m).
The calculation takes the terrain, the curvature of the Earth and the bending of light into account, out to 450 km, from 30 m above the ground (the roof of a ten-storey block).
Source: Terrain from Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles, summits from OpenStreetMap; the calculation is the project's
How far is the sea from Dudeștii Noi?
419 km
The sea is 419 km away in a straight line. Space begins 100 km straight up (the Kármán line), so from Dudeștii Noi space is nearer than the sea.
78% of Romanians live within 419 km of the sea.
The distance starts from a point inside the commune or town.
Source: Natural Earth (public domain), GHSL 2025 population (JRC, CC BY 4.0)
Where do you come out if you dig a tunnel through the Earth from Dudeștii Noi?
1,361 km
Dig a straight tunnel through the centre of the Earth from Dudeștii Noi and after about 12,740 km you come out in the South Pacific Ocean, at 45.8° S, 158.9° W. The nearest land from there is 1,361 km away: the Chatham Islands (New Zealand).
The tunnel passes through no other town: below you there is only rock, then the Earth's core.
Source: Natural Earth (public domain); ellipsoid geometry as in the project
What peak ground acceleration does RTC 18-2026 list for Dudeștii Noi?
0.20 g
For the conventional scenario with a 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, Table A.1 of RTC 18-2026, MDLPA's methodology for drawing up seismic-risk maps (in force from 11 October 2026), lists a peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 0.20 g for Dudeștii Noi. This value describes seismic hazard at locality level; it does not assess the risk or safety of any particular building.
60% of Romanians live in localities where the table gives a higher PGA value; 13% live in localities with the same value.
Source: MDLPA Order 1,037/2026, RTC 18-2026, Annex A, Table A.1 (Official Gazette 771 bis, 11 Sep 2026)
7Castles and manor houses
What is the nearest castle or manor house to Dudeștii Noi?
7.2 km
The nearest noble residence on Romania's List of Historic Monuments is Conacul din Hodoni, in Hodoni, 7.2 km away (sf. sec. XVIII). Within 25 km there are 5 residences; within 50 km there are 16 residences.
A conac is the manor house of a boyar or noble, a castle is fortified; a culă is an Oltenian tower house.
Source: List of Historic Monuments (National Heritage Institute), processed by the Castele project
What is the nearest hospital to Dudeștii Noi?
18 km
The nearest hospital with inpatient beds is in Timișoara (4,000 beds), 18 km away in a straight line between the localities' centres. 90% of Romanians live closer to a hospital.
90% of Romanians live closer to a hospital.
A straight line is not the road.
Source: INS: hospital beds (SAN102C, 2024) and population (POP107D, 2023); the calculation is the project's
What is the nearest airport to Dudeștii Noi?
19 km
The nearest of the 17 airports with passenger traffic is Traian Vuia (Timișoara), 19 km away in a straight line. 1,458,098 passengers passed through it in 2025, 4th among the country's airports.
29% of Romanians live closer to an airport.
Passengers are counted on landing and on take-off.
Source: Romanian Airports Association (2025 statistics), OurAirports (public domain); INS 2021 census population