What may I do in 23 August?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NOT AN OFFENCE
no rule read
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
IT DEPENDS
3.000 lei–6.000 lei
the national rule
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaseafront (this is where coastal law comes in)neighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NOT AN OFFENCE
Verified on 5 September 2026: no national law of Romania defines this act as an offence. It is not unchecked: the bodies of law that could govern it were reviewed and it does not appear. What applies here is set by the municipal by-law, and that one has not been read.
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Regulamentul de aplicare a Ordonanței de urgență a Guvernului nr. 195/2002 privind circulația pe drumurile publice, aprobat prin Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 1.391 din 4 octombrie 2006 art. anexa nr. 1, art. 141 alin. (5), (6) și (7); lista cerrada de estacionamiento prohibido en el art. 143 y de parada prohibida en el art. 142 · verified on 2026-09-05
Camp · it depends
Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 57/2007 privind regimul ariilor naturale protejate, conservarea habitatelor naturale, a florei și faunei sălbatice art. 53 alin. (1) lit. h) (horquilla de la multa en la parte introductiva del art. 53 alin. (1)) · verified on 2026-09-05
The area designated by by-law that has been read is in Wolfsberg, about 1.152 km away. The nearest municipality with its own rule read is Lecce, about 920 km away.
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
23 August is a medium-sized municipality measuring 14 by 11 kilometres. With 5.763 inhabitants it is of medium density (74 per square kilometre). It has a coastline, and that matters: the strip of maritime-terrestrial public domain is governed by its own rule, different from that of the rest of the municipality. Within its boundaries there are 3 protected areas, including Cap Aurora. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 7 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 78 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 5.763 |
| Densidad | 74 hab/km² |
| Area | 14 × 11 km |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Protected areas | 3 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 7 |
This municipality touches: Cap Aurora, Costinesti - 23 August, Marea Neagră.
3 protected areas within
23 August touches 3 Natura 2000 sites.
- Cap Aurora
- Costinesti - 23 August
- Marea Neagră
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
protected zone
3 areas: Cap Aurora · Costinesti - 23 August · Marea Neagră
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
Where the line lies between parking, sleeping and camping
camping · Romania
Camping is forbidden outside a campsite or designated zone. What changes from one country to another is which gesture crosses the line:
- el Estado rumano no ha aprobado una prohibición general de acampar fuera de camping válida para todo el territorio: la prohibición estatal está acotada por tipo de suelo
- acampar en la superficie de un área natural protegida fuera de los lugares especialmente habilitados es contravención, y lo es igualmente el incumplimiento de los reglamentos propios de esos lugares de acampada
- la multa por ese hecho es de 3.000 a 6.000 lei para personas físicas y de 25.000 a 50.000 lei para personas jurídicas
- instalar en el fondo forestal tiendas, casetas de venta o caravanas sin derecho a ello, o en lugares distintos de los aprobados y delimitados por el titular del terreno forestal, es contravención silvícola sancionada con multa de 1.000 a 2.000 lei (Ley 171/2010 sobre determinación y sanción de las contravenciones silvícolas, art. 12 letra a)
- el acceso no autorizado con motocicletas, quads, motos de nieve, turismos u otros tipos de autovehículos por la superficie de un área natural protegida, fuera de las carreteras públicas, de las pistas forestales cuyo acceso no esté prohibido por señales o barreras y de los terrenos habilitados y señalizados al efecto, es contravención distinta de la acampada (Ordenanza de urgencia 57/2007, art. 53 apartado 2 letra m)
- fuera de las áreas naturales protegidas y del fondo forestal, la norma estatal no tipifica la acampada: rigen el consentimiento del titular del suelo y lo que disponga la normativa local
Fine 3.000 lei – 6.000 lei.
Ordonanța de urgență a Guvernului nr. 57/2007 privind regimul ariilor naturale protejate, conservarea habitatelor naturale, a florei și faunei sălbatice art. 53 alin. (1) lit. h) (horquilla de la multa en la parte introductiva del art. 53 alin. (1)) · verified on 2026-09-05
«camparea pe suprafața ariilor naturale protejate în afara locurilor special amenajate, precum și nerespectarea regulamentelor specifice locurilor de campare;»
On the beach the answer is no even if the municipality is permissive: the prohibition is national and needs no sign.
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
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Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.