City Stories Index · Romania · 2026 edition

The figures of Romania, street by street

113 historical figures live in the stories of Romania's 10 indexed cities; 10 of them appear in more than one city. Each entry shows where their story is told; walk the route to meet them.

Matthias Corvinus

17 places · 3 cities
  • Cluj-Napoca: City Hall · Matthias Corvinus House · The Museum Square
  • Brasov: Vila Katharina · Poarta Ecaterina
  • Sibiu: The Sibiu History Museum (Casa Altemberger) · Poarta aurarilor

King Carol

14 places · 3 cities
  • Cluj-Napoca: "Dormition of the Mother of God" Metropolitan Cathedral
  • Bucharest: Calea Victoriei · National Bank of Romania (Banca Națională a României) · Gara Filaret
  • Constanta: An Unexpected Identity · Another Empire · A King's Summer Escape

Queen Maria

6 places · 2 cities
  • Bucharest: Grand Boutique Hotel · Monumentul Eroilor Sanitari · Anglican Church in Bucharest
  • Bran: Bran Castle · Bran Castle · Bran Castle

King Ferdinand

5 places · 2 cities
  • Cluj-Napoca: Central University Library · The Statue Of Iuliu Hossu · Strada Galileo Galilei
  • Bucharest: Casa Mița Biciclista · Foișorul de Foc

Franz Liszt

5 places · 2 cities
  • Cluj-Napoca: Reduta Palace · Bánffy Palace
  • Sibiu: Emperor of the Romans Hotel · Sibiu Philharmonic · Bd. Nicolae Balcescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu

5 places · 2 cities
  • Cluj-Napoca: The New Cathedral · Statue Of Iuliu Maniu
  • Bucharest: DSU · Place of Malbim Synagogue · Mitropoliei Hill

Nicolae Iorga

5 places · 2 cities
  • Bucharest: Nicolae Iorga Park · Institutul de Istorie „Nicolae Iorga” · Nicolae Iorga
  • Ploiești: Virgin Mary Church · Muzeul Targovet

Bram Stoker

4 places · 2 cities
  • Bucharest: Strada Doamna Oltea · Manuc's Inn · Graffiti Vlad Tepes
  • Bran: Bran Castle

Nichita Stănescu

4 places · 2 cities
  • Bucharest: Asociația Hearth · Equestrian Statue of Carol I (Statuia Ecvestră a lui Carol I)
  • Ploiești: Virgin Mary Church · Statuia lui Nichita Stanescu

Vlad Țepeș

3 places · 2 cities

Iuliu Hossu

11 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Some Important Dates · The New Cathedral · Statue Of Iuliu Maniu

Ilie Birt

9 places
  • Brasov: Str. Bisericii Sf. Nicolae · Crucea din Pajiște · Crucea lui Ilie Birt, Piața Unirii

Mircea Eliade

7 places
  • Bucharest: Casa Sângelui Negru · Statuie Mircea Eliade · Green Tea

George Enescu

6 places
  • Bucharest: Cantacuzino Palace · The Romanian Athenaeum (Ateneul Român) · Dinu Lipatti

Ion Mincu

5 places
  • Bucharest: Casa Vernescu · Ordinul Arhitectilor · Casa Doina

Mihai Eminescu

4 places
  • Bucharest: Eminescu's Spring · Writers' Square · Mihai Eminescu Statue

Katharina Weber

4 places
  • Sibiu: Hochmeister delikat'essen · Casa Calfelor (The Journeymen House) · Piața Huet

Alexandru Ioan Cuza

3 places
  • Bucharest: The Keeper of the Recipe · National Museum of Art (Muzeul Național de Artă) · Lascar Catargiu

Constantin Brâncoveanu

3 places
  • Bucharest: Calea Victoriei · Domnița Bălașa Church · Adriatica

Grigore Cantacuzino

3 places
  • Bucharest: Cantacuzino Palace · George Cantacuzino's Fountain · Grigore Cantacuzino (40)

Ion Luca Caragiale

3 places
  • Bucharest: Writers' Square · The Wall of Stories · Fântâna de la Universitate

King Michael

3 places
  • Bucharest: The Great Synagogue · Royal Railway Station · Monseniorul Ghyka

Toma Caragiu

3 places
  • Bucharest: Colonadelor · Toma Caragiu · Colonadelor/Continental

Virginia Andreescu Haret

3 places
  • Bucharest: The house with a hat · Virginia Haret · House with lions

Count Ferenc Béldi

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Casa Tricesimei - Cazinoul Magnaţilor · The Casino Pavilion

Count István Széchenyi

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Casa Tricesimei - Cazinoul Magnaţilor · The Casino Pavilion

Emperor Francis

2 places

Gheorghe Șincai

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Grupul statuar Școala Ardeleană din Cluj-Napoca · Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca

Iuliu Maniu

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Statue Of Iuliu Maniu · Cluj-Napoca Youth Center

Lajos Pákei

2 places

Mihai Viteazu

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Statuie Mihai Viteazu · Bastionul Croitorilor

Pavel Chinezu

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Matthias Rex Monument · La intrarea în Catedrala Sfântul Mihail din Piața Unirii

Petru Maior

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Grupul statuar Școala Ardeleană din Cluj-Napoca · Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca

Romulus Ladea

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Grupul statuar Școala Ardeleană din Cluj-Napoca · Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca

Saint George

2 places

Samuil Micu

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Grupul statuar Școala Ardeleană din Cluj-Napoca · Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca

Sándor Bölöni Farkas

2 places
  • Cluj-Napoca: Casa Tricesimei - Cazinoul Magnaţilor · The Casino Pavilion

Albert Schuller

2 places
  • Brasov: Cetățuia de pe Strajă Brașov, Strada Dealul Cetăţii, Brașov, Romania · Strada Mihai Eminescu 10, Brașov, Romania

Andreas Capellanus

2 places
  • Brasov: Castelului · White Tower

Apollonia Hirscher

2 places
  • Brasov: Cerbul Carpatin · Restaurantul Cerbul Carpatin

Christian Kertsch

2 places
  • Brasov: Cetățuia de pe Strajă Brașov, Strada Dealul Cetăţii, Brașov, Romania · Strada Lungă

Peter Bartesch

2 places
  • Brasov: Cetățuia de pe Strajă Brașov, Strada Dealul Cetăţii, Brașov, Romania · Casa Baiulescu

Adrian Mutu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Final goal · Where is the letter?

Adrian Nicolae

2 places

Alexandru Bocăneț

2 places
  • Bucharest: Toma Caragiu · Colonadelor/Continental

Ana Aslan

2 places

Aurelia Cionca

2 places
  • Bucharest: Casa Pipos - Cionca · Piano House

Benjamin Franklin

2 places

Cecilia Cuțescu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Banca de Credit Roman · "Frederic and Cecilia-Cuțescu Storck" Art Museum

Charlie Chaplin

2 places
  • Bucharest: Club · Bucharest Metropolitan Circus (Circul Globus)

Cosmin Nedelcu

2 places

Dimitrie Maimarolu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Whispers of Faith · Casa cu fereastra rotunda

Frederic Storck

2 places
  • Bucharest: "Frederic and Cecilia-Cuțescu Storck" Art Museum · Gheorghieff

Gheorghe Bibescu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Scoala - Colt · Monumentul Infanteriei

Gheorghe Hagi

2 places
  • Bucharest: Where is the letter? · Start point

Grigore Antipa

2 places

Horia Pipoș

2 places
  • Bucharest: Casa Pipos - Cionca · Piano House

Ion Creangă

2 places

Manuc Bey

2 places
  • Bucharest: Manuc’s Mysterious Entrance · Whispers Behind the Inn

Maria Popovici

2 places

Mihai Cantacuzino

2 places
  • Bucharest: Cantacuzino Statue · Spitalul Coltea

Mihai Gafița

2 places
  • Bucharest: Colonadelor · Colonadelor/Continental

Mihail Petroveanu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Colonadelor · Colonadelor/Continental

Nae Ionescu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Cantacuzino Palace · The Romanian Athenaeum (Ateneul Român)

Princess Anne

2 places
  • Bucharest: Old house · Royal Railway Station

Queen Victoria

2 places
  • Bucharest: Giuseppe Verdi · Anglican Church in Bucharest

Theodor Aman

2 places
  • Bucharest: "Theodor Aman" Museum (Muzeul „Theodor Aman”) · "Frederic and Cecilia-Cuțescu Storck" Art Museum

Veronica Porumbacu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Colonadelor · Colonadelor/Continental

Victor Slăvescu

2 places
  • Bucharest: Palatul Telefoanelor · Palatul telefoanelor

Emperor Franz Joseph

2 places
  • Sibiu: Emperor of the Romans Hotel · Catedrala

Philipp Collignon

2 places
  • Sibiu: Hotel Împăratul Romanilor · Bd. Nicolae Balcescu

Saint Ursula

2 places
  • Sibiu: Church Of The Ursulines · Biserica Ursulinelor

Thomas Altemberger

2 places
  • Sibiu: The Upper Town · The Sibiu History Museum (Casa Altemberger)

Virgil Nagy

2 places
  • Sibiu: Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral · Catedrala

Carmen Sylva

2 places
  • Constanta: An Unexpected Identity · Carmen Sylva

Radu Stanian

2 places
  • Ploiești: Casa Casatoriilor · Statuia Radu Stanian

Tsar Alexander

2 places

John Hunyadi

1 place

Patriarch Miron Cristea

1 place
  • Cluj-Napoca: "Dormition of the Mother of God" Metropolitan Cathedral

Michael Weiss

1 place

Teodor Baran

1 place
  • Brasov: Crucea lui Ilie Birt, Piața Unirii

Anton Pann

1 place

Bob Marley

1 place

Cristi Popesco

1 place

Dan Badea

1 place

Dan Mizrahy

1 place

Dan Spataru

1 place

Diana Ross

1 place

Duiliu Zamfirescu

1 place

Gheorghe Hotăranu

1 place

Johann Strauss

1 place

Karl Storck

1 place
  • Bucharest: "Frederic and Cecilia-Cuțescu Storck" Art Museum

Lascăr Catargiu

1 place

Leon Leonida

1 place

Marco Polo

1 place

Matei Basarab

1 place

Mugur Mihăescu

1 place

Nicolae Mavrogheni

1 place

Prince Barbu Stirbei

1 place

Radu Rosetti

1 place

Saint Germain

1 place

Stefan Mihaileanu

1 place

Theodor Pallady

1 place

Victor Asquini

1 place

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

1 place

Conrad Haas

1 place

Radu Stanca

1 place

Saint Francis

1 place

Saint John Nepomuk

1 place
  • Sibiu: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church

Queen Elisabeta

1 place

Leana Sima

1 place