Turnu Roşu Pass

Turnu Roşu Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Turnu Roşu Pass
Photo = Vöröstorony Barabás.jpg|thumb|240px
Caption =
Elevation = 352 m
Location = ROM
Range = Southern Carpathians
Coordinates =
Topographic

Traversed by =

Turnu Roşu Pass (Romanian: "Pasul Turnu Roşu", Hungarian: "Vöröstoronyi-szoros") is a mountain pass in the Romanian Carpathians, connecting Vâlcea county (Wallachia) and Sibiu county (Transylvania). It is formed by the Olt river flowing southwards from Transylvania to Wallachia through the Southern Carpathians.


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