Arsenal Park Transilvania

Arsenal Park Transilvania
LocationCodrului street, nr 25, Orăștie, Hunedoara County, Romania
Coordinates45°50′07″N 23°09′49″E / 45.835303°N 23.163632°E / 45.835303; 23.163632
StatusOperating
OpenedJune 2008
OwnerBega Group
Operating seasonYear round
Area80 hectares (8,611,128 sq ft)
Websitewww.arsenalpark.ro

Arsenal Park Transilvania is an outdoor theme park in Orăștie, Hunedoara County, and reportedly Romania's largest exclusive retreat.[1] It was opened in June 2009 and is the only military themed park in the country and one of the few in Europe.[2] The theme park is located on an 80 hectares (8,611,128 sq ft) plot of land and it involved total investments of US$14 million.[3] The location is the former site of an arsenal factory, Rompiro Orăștie specialised in producing explosives, land mines and ammunition, now a four star resort owned by the Timișoara-based Bega Group.[3] At completion the theme park will total US$26 million of investments.[3]

  1. ^ "Arsenal Park, o stațiune pentru turiști excentrici, la Orăștie". Hunedoreanul (in Romanian). 2008-07-31. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. ^ ""Unitate militară de distracție": împușcături soft și TAB-uri matrimoniale". Gândul (in Romanian). 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  3. ^ a b c "Hotelul-cazarmă, locul de iubit pe tunuri". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-04.