The commune is situated in the northeastern foothills of the Perșani Mountains, at an altitude of 503 m (1,650 ft), in the valley of the river Cormoș.

Some people get their mineral water by lowering a bottle attached to a stick into a well near the South end of the village.

Since the nearby mountains are rich in iron ore, this was one of the villages where cannons were cast during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

The oldest object in the village is probably the smaller of the two church bells in the steeple, which bears the inscription "Ad honorem Sancti Martini et omnium Sanctorum – 1489".

Carbonated mineral water springs and other signs of past volcanic activity are common around the village.

After the fall of the Communist regime and the termination of the infamous mining project, springs soon appeared in new locations around the village.

Also of volcanic origin, the Likaskő is a cone-shaped formation with a hole in the middle, which resembles some of the geysers in Yellowstone National Park, except it is empty inside.