DN73A (Romania)

DN73A is a national road that starts from Predeal, reaching Șercaia, Brașov.

Road 
The national road DN73A starts from the entrance to Predeal, coming from DN1 from Bucharest, goes by Cold River, goes down to Burzenland in Râșnov, where it intersects with DN73. Then it goes through Old Tohan neighborhood of Zărnești city, reaches the Poiana Mărului and then it goes down to Țara Făgărașului, goes to Șinca Nouă, and Sinca Veche. Between Sinca Veche and Ohaba, DN73A has a common road with DJ104. From Ohaba, it goes through Vad and it ends at Șercaia, at the intersection with DN1.

Historic and architecture monuments 

 Cetatea Râșnov
 Comuna Șinca
 Grota (Monastery) under Plesul hill, also known as Temple of Fate, from Sinca Veche 
 Monastic Hermitage Birth of Mary the Virgin  from Sinca Veche
 The Great Cave from Meresti, in Perșani Mountains, discovered in the 18th century where it was found ceramics marks from the first Epoch of Steel (Hallstatt culture).
 Bucium Monastery, near Bucium village
 Fortified Saxon Church from Sercaia, 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 to Gothic art.

Other places with touristic interests and nature monuments 

 Predeal
 Ski area, with 5 areas
 Climatic Station Cold River
 Zărnești
 The City Day is celebrated each summer, in August: "Zarnesti city days"-"Edelweiss Festival"
 National Park Stone of Crawl
 Comuna Șinca
 Persani Baths  from Persani, with mineral springs 
 Vad
 Plugarul, folkloric habit that takes place in the second day of Easter
 Poiana Narciselor from Vad, Nature reserve

Bibliography 

 ADAC Straßenatlas Ost-Europa, ADAC e.V. München, 1993
 Harta rutieră, Indexul localităților, România, Romania, Rumänien, Roumanie,1:700.000, Szarvas.Kárpátia, 2007 
 Pepene Nicolae, Popovici Bogdan, Ștefănescu Victor, Rusu Florina, O istorie a Râșnovului în imagini, Editura Suvenir, 2006

Notes 

Category:Roads in Romania
Category:Brașov County