Transfagarasan, Romania
A highway zigzagging over the Fagaras Mountains.
Terra Explorer Mines, dams and mountain roads
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Romania
- Position
- 45.6025, 24.6170
- Area
- 20 × 20 km
- Real elevation
- 504 to 2,493 m (1,989 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:133,300
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Mines, dams and mountain roads
About Transfagarasan, Romania
The Transfăgărășan (trans + Făgăraș), or DN7C, is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after the Transalpina. It starts near the village of Bascov, near Pitești, and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and Sibiu, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldoveanu and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
From Wikipedia: Transfăgărășan, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Transfagarasan, Romania
Where is Transfagarasan?
Transfagarasan is in Romania at 45.6025, 24.6170. The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Transfagarasan model?
The land in this model runs from 504 to 2,493 m (1,989 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Transfagarasan?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 27.4 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:133,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Transfagarasan model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Transfagarasan model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Transfagarasan terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece, an engineering classroom model or a gift for someone who works there.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Transfagarasan, Romania from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 20 by 20 kilometer square centered on 45.6025, 24.6170. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:133,300. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
