Utility poles in Romania
Coiled cables and stork nests
Concrete poles with coils of spare cable hanging on them, or a stork nest on top, point to Romania.
- Concrete poles hung with coils and loops of cable.
- Stork nests on poles in villages.
- Blue or green street-name signs fixed to the pole.
14 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Cable coils 10
Key clue Stork nest 2
Key clue Signs on the pole 2
Romania: what its poles look like
Romanian streets often have grey concrete poles hung with coils and loops of spare cable, along with a tangle of telecom lines added over the years.
In villages, especially in Transylvania, you may see stork nests on top of the poles. Blue or green street-name signs are often fixed straight to the pole.
Cable coils and messy wiring are most visible in towns and city suburbs. Stork nests are a village sight, and in the mountains poles follow winding roads through the valleys.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Hungary
PolandHungary has holed concrete poles and Poland concrete A-frames with stork nests. Romanian signs use letters like ș, ț and ă.
Questions about poles in Romania
Why are there cable coils on Romanian poles?
Installers often leave spare telecom cable coiled on the pole for later repairs or new connections. The coils have become a recognisable sight in Romanian streets.
Do storks nest on poles in Romania?
Yes, especially in villages in Transylvania and the east, where white storks build their nests on top of utility poles.