When was Ciclova Română first mentioned in writing?
1828
The oldest surviving written mention of Ciclova Română dates from 1828, 198 years ago.
Older than 17% 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 Ciclova Română 100 million years ago?
25°–30° N
In the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still walked the Earth, the ground under Ciclova Română lay at 25°–30° north, depending on the plate-tectonic model (the project compares three). Today it is at 45.0° N. It has moved 1,940–2,240 km since.
The latitude band then; today at 45.0° 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 Ciclova Română?
0
No summit above 1,000 m is in view from Ciclova Română in the project's calculation.
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 Ciclova Română?
370 km
The sea is 370 km away in a straight line. Space begins 100 km straight up (the Kármán line), so from Ciclova Română space is nearer than the sea.
67% of Romanians live within 370 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 Ciclova Română?
1,410 km
Dig a straight tunnel through the centre of the Earth from Ciclova Română and after about 12,740 km you come out in the South Pacific Ocean, at 45.0° S, 158.3° W. The nearest land from there is 1,410 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 Ciclova Română?
0.25 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 0.25 g for Ciclova Română. This value describes seismic hazard at locality level; it does not assess the risk or safety of any particular building.
51% of Romanians live in localities where the table gives a higher PGA value; 3% 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 Ciclova Română?
36 km
The nearest noble residence on Romania's List of Historic Monuments is Conacul „Petala”, in Clopodia, 36 km away (1840). Within 25 km there are none; within 50 km there is 1 residence.
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 Ciclova Română?
9.4 km
The nearest hospital with inpatient beds is in Oravița (280 beds), 9.4 km away in a straight line between the localities' centres. 68% of Romanians live closer to a hospital.
68% 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 Ciclova Română?
98 km
The nearest of the 17 airports with passenger traffic is Traian Vuia (Timișoara), 98 km away in a straight line. 1,458,098 passengers passed through it in 2025, 4th among the country's airports.
96% 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