Dealu Negru between Țara Călatei and the Apuseni Mountains

Landscape and location

Dealu Negru lies between the villages of Călățele and Beliș. At the same time, it is located in the contact zone between the Huedin-Călățele Depression, locally called Țara Călatei, and the Apuseni Mountains. Dealu Negru has a mountainous landscape with spruce, fir, pine, and birch forests. These two spatial details help you consider the surrounding area separately when planning your own routes.

Cycling tours

The Vasvári cycling tour leads from Lake Beliș-Fântânele via Beliș and Dealu Negru to Călățele. It is considered moderately difficult and suitable for people who cycle regularly. The Bánffy cycling tour follows the Râșca–Dealu Negru road and reaches the Huedin–Beliș national road after approximately 2 km. The different route details help you compare variants and align your own planning with the route and the approximate section. Different features therefore take priority when classifying the two offers: the Vasvári tour describes a connection through several villages and the lake, while the Bánffy tour specifies a section of road and the approximate distance to the national road. These details can be compared separately.

When comparing hotels in Dealu Negru, you can check your travel dates, room category, and cancellation conditions side by side on the offer pages. These three details provide a clear framework for your own travel plans, while the location and experience details can be considered independently.

Culture and history

The wooden church “Sf. Voievozi” in Dealu Negru, house number 4, is listed in the register of historical monuments of Cluj County with the year of construction 1764 and Orthodox denomination. In 1935, it was moved from Finciu in the same municipality of Călățele to Dealu Negru. As a historical monument, it burned down completely on June 26, 2012. The Dealu-Negru branch church is dedicated to Saint Hierarch Spyridon.

A traditional Șezătoare was held in the cultural hall of Dealu Negru, organized by the “Tudor Jarda” School of Popular Arts in Cluj-Napoca. During this Șezătoare, an examination for a weaving and sewing course with 69 female participants also took place; the course was coordinated by folk-art master Elvira Gavriș. The residents wore multicolored traditional costumes; among the visitors were people from various parts of Romania.

Local cuisine and festivals

At the mushroom and forest-fruit festival in Dealu Negru, the first event of its kind held in Cluj County, the residents prepared a mushroom stew with garlic and Groșcior according to a recipe described as 100 years old. In Dealu Negru, porcini mushrooms were cleaned, chopped, fried in lard, and refined with garlic sauce and homemade cow’s cream. A potato festival in the Râșca–Dealu Negru area of the Apuseni Mountains was reported to attract thousands of participants every autumn.

Places of interest in the surrounding area

The Fântânele-Beliș dam is listed as a tourist destination in the area surrounding Dealu Negru.

More local pages: Smida, Dej, Suatu, Izvoru Crişului, Turda, Gherla, Tureni, Mihai Viteazu

The Râșca Transilvană Monastery is among the destinations in the area surrounding Dealu Negru.

For the broader travel overview: Cluj-Napoca.