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Săpânța-Peri Monastery
The church of Archangel Michael in Săpânța-Peri from the village of Săpânța in the region of Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania is the tallest List of tallest church buildings, wooden church in the world. A representative of the characteristic Wooden Churches of Maramureș, wooden churches of Maramureș with double eaves, the church continues the tradition of the old Orthodox monastery in Peri, the ruins of which are now found in the area of Hrushove in Ukraine. History Original church In 1391, the grandsons of Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, Dragoș of Moldavia donated lands and goods to the Peri Monastery, and a stone church was built. For more than 300 years, this stone church was used as the headquarters of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Maramureș, Romanian Diocese of Maramureș, being later built by the craftsman Ioan Macarie a place to serve as a place of prayer for the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Greek-Catholic community in the surroundings. During the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săpânța
Săpânța (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ; or ''Spinka''; Rusyn: ''Сопунка'', Rusyn Latin: ''Sopunka'';) is a commune of 3,365 inhabitants situated in Maramureș County, Romania, northwest of Sighetu Marmației at the northern foothills of the Gutâi Mountains and at the confluence of the Săpânța and Tisza rivers, less than one kilometer south of the border with Ukraine. It is composed of a single village, Săpânța. Săpânța is located in the northwestern part of Maramureș County, due north of the county seat, Baia Mare. To the west it borders Țara Oașului, in Satu Mare County, and to the north, across the river Tisza, is Ukraine. The river Săpânța flows into the Tisza here. The locality is crossed by national road DN19, which starts in Oradea, goes through Satu Mare, and ends in Sighetu Marmației. The commune is known for its " Merry Cemetery", one of the Seven Wonders of Romania. The Săpânța-Peri Monastery church is the world's tallest woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |