Căușeni District district, Moldova
Places to visit near Căuşeni
Căuşeni is a town in Căușeni District district, Moldova, home to about 21,690 people. Within 50 km by road there are 122 places to visit — 56 forts & heritage, 13 churches, 12 museums and 7 hill stations & viewpoints. The must-see places are Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni (1 km), Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev Operation (25 km) and Памятник Павлу Ткаченко (27 km).

Căuşeni at a glance
- Location
- Căușeni District district, Moldova
- Population
- about 21,690
- Coordinates
- 46.6367° N, 29.4111° E
- Places within 50 km
- 122 (16 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for forts & heritage; October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; year-round for churches and museums
Top places to visit near Căuşeni
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Căuşeni: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Assumption of Our Lady Church, CăușeniChurches · Căușeni DistrictMust-see
- Cariera de Lângă Satul ZaimForts · Căușeni DistrictNotable
- Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev OperationForts · Căușeni DistrictMust-see
- Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici”Museums · Căușeni DistrictNotable
- Памятник Павлу ТкаченкоForts · Bender MunicipalityMust-see
- Преображенский СоборChurches · Bender MunicipalityMust-see
- Memorial of Memory and GriefParks · Bender MunicipalityMust-see
- Памятник Русской СлавыParks · Bender MunicipalityMust-see
- Музей БутылкаMuseums · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of NistruMust-see
- Balka PyrevHills · Ștefan Vodă DistrictNotable
- Nikolay Zelinsky MuseumMuseums · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of NistruMust-see
- Memorial of GloryForts · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of NistruMust-see
More places near Căuşeni
- Suvorov Monument · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Old Believers Pokrovskaya Church · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Church of the Nativity · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Monument to Taras Shevchenko · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~35 km · Must-see
- Victory's Park · park · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~35 km · Must-see
- Покровская церковь · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~36 km · Must-see
- Castelul Mimi · attraction · Anenii Noi District · ~37 km · Must-see
- Suvorov Mountain · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~20 km
- Bunker No 1005 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~23 km
- Памятный знак «Слава героям-освободителям» · fort · Bender Municipality · ~24 km
- Balka Satuluy · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~24 km
- Су-15 · fort · Bolhrad Raion · ~24 km
Things to see near Căuşeni, by type
Forts & heritage near Căuşeni
78 forts & heritage within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim (4 km). Best time: october to february.
- Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim · fort · Căușeni District · ~4 km
- Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev Operation · fort · Căușeni District · ~25 km · Must-see
- Памятник Павлу Ткаченко · fort · Bender Municipality · ~27 km · Must-see
- Memorial of Glory · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~33 km · Must-see
- Suvorov Monument · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Monument to Taras Shevchenko · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~35 km · Must-see
Churches near Căuşeni
32 churches within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni (1 km). Best time: year-round.
- Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni · church · Căușeni District · ~0 km · Must-see
- Преображенский Собор · church · Bender Municipality · ~27 km · Must-see
- Old Believers Pokrovskaya Church · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Church of the Nativity · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~34 km · Must-see
- Покровская церковь · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~36 km · Must-see
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses · church · Bender Municipality · ~25 km
Museums near Căuşeni
18 museums within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici” (6 km). Best time: year-round.
- Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici” · museum · Căușeni District · ~6 km
- Музей Бутылка · museum · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~28 km · Must-see
- Nikolay Zelinsky Museum · museum · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~33 km · Must-see
- Республиканская картинная галерея им. А. В. Лосева · museum · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Museum of the Bendery Tragedy · museum · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Exhibition Hall · museum · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
Hill stations & viewpoints near Căuşeni
16 hill stations & viewpoints within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Balka Pyrev (8 km). Best time: october to february for cool, clear air.
- Balka Pyrev · viewpoint · Ștefan Vodă District · ~8 km
- Suvorov Mountain · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~20 km
- Balka Satuluy · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~24 km
- Balka Lunga · viewpoint · Odesa Oblast · ~24 km
- Balka Tokuzskaya · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~26 km
- 4 Столба · viewpoint · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~33 km
Parks near Căuşeni
15 parks within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Gorky Park (26 km); the best-known is Memorial of Memory and Grief (28 km). Best time: year-round, evenings.
- Memorial of Memory and Grief · park · Bender Municipality · ~28 km · Must-see
- Памятник Русской Славы · park · Bender Municipality · ~28 km · Must-see
- Victory's Park · park · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~35 km · Must-see
- Gorky Park · park · Bender Municipality · ~26 km
- Vozdvizhensky Square · park · Bender Municipality · ~26 km
- Alexander Nevsky Park · park · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Căuşeni
9 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Căuşeni. The closest is Lake Hagilar (30 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Lake Hagilar · lake · Ștefan Vodă District · ~30 km
- Lacul „Sălaș” · lake · Anenii Noi District · ~39 km
- озеро Красное · lake · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~41 km
- Cuciurgan Reservoir · lake · Rozdilna Raion · ~53 km
- Putryne Lake · lake · Odesa Raion · ~55 km
- Valea Morilor Lake · lake · Chișinău Municipality · ~78 km · Must-see
A one-day trip from Căuşeni
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 74 km on the road.
- Start in Căuşeni
- 1 km Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni · church, Căușeni District
- 25 km Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev Operation · monument, Căușeni District
- 11 km Памятник Павлу Ткаченко · heritage site, Bender Municipality
- 31 km Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici” · monument, Căușeni District
- 2 km Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim · heritage site, Căușeni District
- 4 km Back to Căuşeni
Plan a longer trip from Căuşeni — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Căuşeni
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How to reach Căuşeni
All places near Căuşeni by distance
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Balka Lunga · viewpoint · Odesa Oblast · ~24 km
- Коса 1 · attraction · Bender Municipality · ~25 km
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses · church · Bender Municipality · ~25 km
- Black Tulip · fort · Bender Municipality · ~25 km
- David's Park · attraction · Căușeni District · ~25 km
- Коса · attraction · Căușeni District · ~25 km
- Кицканский плацдарм · attraction · Căușeni District · ~25 km
- Gorky Park · park · Bender Municipality · ~26 km
- Balka Tokuzskaya · viewpoint · Căușeni District · ~26 km
- Vozdvizhensky Square · park · Bender Municipality · ~26 km
- Bunker No 1031 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~26 km
- Республиканская картинная галерея им. А. В. Лосева · museum · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- V. I. Lenin · fort · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Museum of the Bendery Tragedy · museum · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Monument of Lenin · fort · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Склад песка · attraction · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Black Fence · fort · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Протягайловский родник · attraction · Bender Municipality · ~27 km
- Bunker No 1051 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~27 km
- Bell Tower · attraction · Căușeni District · ~28 km
- Успенский собор · church · Căușeni District · ~28 km
- Kitskany Monastery · Buddhist site · Căușeni District · ~28 km
- Пляж · beach · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~28 km
- Мемориал павшим в Великой Отечественной войне · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~28 km
- Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky Military Church · church · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Alexander Nevsky Park · park · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Exhibition Hall · museum · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Arcul Geodezic Struve (Geamăna) · fort · Anenii Noi District · ~29 km
- Ethnographic Museum "Culture and Life of Bulgarians" · museum · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~29 km
- Bendery Fortress · fort · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Tighina Fortress · fort · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Memorial to Ivan Kotliarevsky · attraction · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Bunker No 1205 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~29 km
- Memorial to Baron Munchausen · fort · Bender Municipality · ~29 km
- Bunker No 1015 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~29 km
- Церковь Архангела Михаила · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~29 km
- Lenin · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~29 km
- Vasil Levski · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~30 km
- Lake Hagilar · lake · Ștefan Vodă District · ~30 km
- Monument "Celor Decedați În Cel De-al Doilea Război Mondial" · fort · Anenii Noi District · ~30 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Собор Пресвятої Трійці · church · Rozdilna Raion · ~53 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Rozdilna Raion · ~54 km · Must-see
- Capul de Pod Șerpeni Memorial Complex · fort · Anenii Noi District · ~55 km · Must-see
- Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Chișinău Municipality · ~69 km · Must-see
- Biserica Din Muzeul Satului · museum · Chișinău Municipality · ~69 km · Must-see
- Музей Молдавской ГРЭС · museum · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~51 km
- Днестровский лиман · attraction · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~51 km
- Tarutyns'kyj Steppe · sanctuary · Bolhrad Raion · ~52 km
- Schinoasa Valley · viewpoint · Chișinău Municipality · ~52 km
- Rose Valley Park · park · Chișinău Municipality · ~73 km · Must-see
- Bunker No 608 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~53 km
- Курган · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~53 km
- Cuciurgan Reservoir · lake · Rozdilna Raion · ~53 km
- МіГ-23МЛД · fort · Rozdilna Raion · ~54 km
- Grigore Kotovski · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~75 km · Must-see
- Ciuflea Monastery · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~75 km · Must-see
- Мемориал Славы · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~55 km
- Турунчук · river spot · Odesa Raion · ~55 km
- Bunker No 685 TiFR · fort · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~55 km
- Putryne Lake · lake · Odesa Raion · ~55 km
- Complexul memorial „Capul de pod Șerpeni” · attraction · Anenii Noi District · ~55 km
- Eternity Memorial Complex · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- Biserica Ortodoxă Română „Sfântul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe” · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- Military Museum · museum · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- Church of the Dormition · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- All Saints Church · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- Sinagoga „Geamgiilor“ · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~76 km · Must-see
- Saint Pantaleon's Church · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Anton Chekhov State Russian Drama Theatre · attraction · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Saint Venerable Theodora of Sihla Romanian Orthodox Church · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- National Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Monument to the Victims of the Jewish Ghetto · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Cathedral Garden · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ's Nativity · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Water Tower · museum · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Stephen the Great Monument · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Valea Morilor Park · park · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Stephen the Great and Saint Central Park · park · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Alexander Pushkin Historic House Museum · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~77 km · Must-see
- Valea Morilor Lake · lake · Chișinău Municipality · ~78 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forts & heritage | 56 | 78 | Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim (4 km) |
| Churches | 13 | 32 | Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni (1 km) |
| Museums | 12 | 18 | Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici” (6 km) |
| Other attractions | 12 | 18 | Коса 1 (25 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 7 | 16 | Balka Pyrev (8 km) |
| Parks | 12 | 15 | Gorky Park (26 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 3 | 9 | Lake Hagilar (30 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 2 | 5 | Kolkot Valley (40 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 3 | 3 | Пляж (28 km) |
| Buddhist sites | 1 | 1 | Kitskany Monastery (28 km) |
| Waterfalls | 1 | 1 | Водопад (34 km) |
| Rivers, islands & mangroves | 0 | 1 | Турунчук (55 km) |
| Caves | 0 | 1 | Peștera Surprizelor (86 km) |
Căuşeni: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Căuşeni?
Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni (church, about 1 km), Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim (heritage site, about 4 km), Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev Operation (monument, about 25 km), Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici” (monument, about 6 km), Памятник Павлу Ткаченко (heritage site, about 27 km), Преображенский Собор (church, about 27 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Căuşeni?
122 places on Spotwander: 56 forts & heritage, 13 churches, 12 museums, 12 other attractions, 7 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Căuşeni?
Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim, about 4 km by road; Bunker No 1005 TiFR (23 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Căuşeni?
Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni, about 1 km by road; Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (25 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Căuşeni?
Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici”, about 6 km by road; Республиканская картинная галерея им. А. В. Лосева (27 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Căuşeni?
Start in Căuşeni, visit Assumption of Our Lady Church, Căușeni, then Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev Operation, then Памятник Павлу Ткаченко, then Casa Memorială „Alexei Mateevici”, then Cariera de Lângă Satul Zaim, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Căuşeni?
October to February for forts & heritage; October to February for cool, clear air for hill stations & viewpoints; year-round for churches and museums.
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Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Căuşeni’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Căuşeni on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.