Romania

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Romanian Bollards

Romanian bollards are thin and white, with a red vertical strip near the top. They are somewhat rare in Romania.

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License Plates Front and Back

License plates are displayed on both the front and back of the vehicle.

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Romanian Street Signs

Several Romanian cities and towns have unique street signs. This entry covers those with populations above 100,000.

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White Road Lines

Outside road lines are white. Inside road lines are also white.

Thick Middle Lines

Middle road lines are often noticeably thicker than average. This can help distinguish Romania from Bulgaria, which generally has thinner road lines.

Romania Mountain Road Marking

The 67C is a mountain road with all yellow road lines.

Border Village Architecture

Villages near the Hungarian border often have long, straight streets with single-storey houses spaced evenly along the road. The short side of each house typically faces the street, and most roofs are covered with orange tiles.

Romanian House Styles

Romanian architecture often features single-family houses made of stone, painted in pastel colours, with roofs ranging from orange tiles to grey metal. Some houses also have walls made of painted square tiles arranged in different patterns.

Orange Roof Houses

In the western half of Romania, clusters of houses often have orange tiled roofs. This can help identify the area by its architecture.

Fake Tiled Roofs

If several houses have metal or plastic fake tiled roofs, the area is probably in the eastern half of Romania. This is a useful architecture clue for narrowing down the country.

Forest and Farmland

Romania’s landscape ranges from tall forested mountains and hills in the centre to flat or rolling agricultural land in the south, west, and east.

White Painted Bases

Trees and poles will often have white painted bottoms. This is a useful vegetation-related clue for Romania.

Flat Landscapes Near Bucharest

Flat landscapes in Generation 2 are mostly found near Bucharest. This terrain clue points to Romania.

Romania Terrain

Romania’s tallest mountains are in the middle and north of the country. The south and west are especially flat.

Hills and Mountains

Distant hills or mountains can help with orientation. If they are visible to the north, you are likely in the south; if they are visible to the south or east, you are likely in the west.

Flat Agricultural Plains

Completely flat agricultural landscapes can be found in the south and west. These areas are part of the country’s terrain.

7C Mountain Crossing

The 7C crosses some of Romania’s most dramatic mountains. Its highest point is near the border between Sibiu and Argeș.

Mountainous Terrain Near Brașov

A mountainous landscape in Generation 2 can indicate that Brașov is nearby. Use this terrain cue to narrow the location in Romania.

Far East Canal Trekker

A boat trekker with a green boat can be found in the far east of the country. It mostly goes through small, overgrown canals in a flat landscape.

Romania Utility Poles

Common utility poles in Romania are holey poles with the holes extending all the way to the bottom. The holes are typically either quite wide or quite tall.

Driving Side

Vehicles drive on the right in Romania.

Romania Yellow Frames

Several eastern and central European countries use red-on-white chevrons, but yellow frames are by far the most common in Romania.

Haystack With a Stick

This type of haystack, typically featuring a stick going straight through, is very common in Romania.

Romania Domain

Romania uses the .ro country domain. This is a country-code top-level domain for Romania.

EU Domain Clue

The country domain is .eu. Use this as a clue for Romania.

Sibiu Eye Windows

A window shaped like a squinting eye is most commonly found in Sibiu. This distinctive style is a local feature of the city.

Romania License Plates

Romania uses standard long, white European plates with a single blue strip on the left.

Romanian Sign Backs

Romanian sign backs are often black. This can help identify Romania in country clues.

Upper Sign Variation

The upper sign may be white or completely absent. Use this as a country clue for Romania.

Romanian Diacritics

Romanian uses the letters Î and î. These letters are also used in French, Turkish, and Italian.

Romanian Diacritics

Romanian uses the letters  and â. These letters are also used in French, Portuguese, and Turkish.

No Road Coverage

This region has no road coverage. Route planning should not rely on roads here.

Romania Town Signs

Town entry signs in Romania are commonly a yellow sign with a speed limit and a city skyline, with a white sign below showing the town name.

Balanced Romania

A Romania map with 23,000+ arbitrarily generated locations. The locations are not pinpointable.

Holey Poles

Romania uses holey poles. Compared with Poland, the holes are near the bottom, and compared with Hungary, the holes are generally larger.

Concrete Poles

Round concrete poles are also quite common. Use them as a small roadside clue.

Town Name on Sticker

The town or city name is typically written near the middle of these stickers. Here, the name shown is Podu Iloaiei.

Romanian Pole Sticker

An extremely large yellow pole sticker is specific to Romania. Use it as a country-specific visual cue.

Shared Pole Top

This pole top also appears in Czechia, Slovakia, Albania, and Serbia. Use it as a shared regional clue rather than a Romania-only marker.

Pole Top Support Bars

Some pole tops in Romania have two support bars holding up the metal bar, forming an upside-down triangle shape. This detail can appear on roadside poles.

Romanian Waystones

Waystones are very common in Romania. They are typically fairly large, with red or blue framing and the road number on the side, or made of actual stone and somewhat rugged-looking; a very small all-white variant also exists.

Romanian Roadline Clue

Romania can be identified by outer road lines made of short dashes with narrow spaces. This marking can be a useful clue for the country.

Romanian Directional Signs

Romanian directional signs are blue, arrow-shaped, and have a white border. They often display the road number, which can be red or blue.

Romanian Yield Sign

This yield sign has an extremely thick red border with a thin white outline and is unique to Romania. Different yield signs also exist in Romania.

Romanian Chevrons

Romanian chevrons are red on white, often with a yellow frame.

Sunflower Regions

Sunflowers are primarily found in the far east of the country, and secondly in the far west.

Maramureș Wooden Gates

Elaborately decorated wooden gates are commonly found in Maramureș. This regional detail can help identify Romania.

Iași Border Valleys

South of Iași, near the Moldova border, look for rolling agricultural valleys. Their alignment runs from north-north-west to south-south-east.

Hungarian Bilingual Signs

Bilingual signs with Hungarian are mostly found in the central regions of Covasna, Harghita, and Mureş. They also appear less commonly near the Hungarian border.

Romanian Car Brand

Dacia is the most common car brand in Romania. It makes up more than a quarter of all vehicles in the country.