Community presentation: Gârda de Sus


The Gârda de Sus commune is located on the Upper Aries River, in the heart of the Apuseni Mountains, at Bihariei´s feet, the tallest point of the Western Carpathians, dominated by the Curcubata Mare peak (1849 m).
The location of the villages from Gârda de Sus are specific for the Apuseni Mountains county. They are everywhere, being separated into groups of three to ten houses, the so called ''cătune'', or in groups of ten to fifteen houses, forming from ''cătune'' neighboring villages.
We are proud of
The Gârda de Sus commune, being located in the heart of Apuseni Mountains, has numerous tourist and cultural attractions. On its territory there are a number of 10 landscapes, declared nature reserves as well as numerous karst formations (caves, ravines). In Gârda de Sus commune there is the Scărişoara cave, which houses the largest ice fossil deposit in the country (75,000 m).
It is a static type glacier located on the bottom of an aven, being the first cave named to be a natural monument in Romania.
Villages list
Gîrda de Sus village | 361 inhabitants |
Izvoarele village | 60 inhabitants |
Dobreşti village | 64 inhabitants |
Gîrda Seacă village | 148 inhabitants |
Pliști village | 18 inhabitants |
Ocoale village | 277 inhabitants |
Hănășeşti village | 96 inhabitants |
Gheţar village | 118 inhabitants |
Dealu Ordîncuşii village | 23 inhabitants |
Dealu Frumos village | 73 inhabitants |