Mănăștur (; ) is a district of the

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n city of

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

, which has been a part of the city since 1895. Its population as of 2007 was of approximately 126,600.

History

Middle Ages

Mănăștur is home to the Calvaria Church, a

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abbey built in the 9th-10th centuries.

20th century

After the

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arbitrated 1940

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, Kolozsmonostor (Mănăștur) was situated 1 km from the border with

, at Erdőfelek/

Feleacu Feleacu (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Casele Micești (''Kaszoly''), Feleacu, Gheorghieni (''Györgyfalva''), Sărădiș (''Seregélyes''), and Vâlcele (''Bányabükk''). Demographics A ...

. The district was changed during

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( ; ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the second and last Communism, communist leader of Socialist Romania, Romania, serving as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 u ...

's systematisation urban reconstruction program, when many blocks of flats were built, which housed a mainly working class population.

References

Districts of Cluj-Napoca {{cluj-geo-stub

History

Middle Ages

20th century

See also

References