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Cârţa

Romania / Sibiu / Carta /
 village, interesting place

Cârţa Commune, Sibiu County.
Population(2002): 948 people.

The main atraction here is the former Cistercian Monastery.

Cârţa Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery in the Ţara Făgăraşului region in southern Transylvania in Romania, currently a Lutheran Evangelical church belonging to the local Saxon community. It lies on the left bank of the Olt River, between the cities of Sibiu and Făgăraş, close to the villages of Cârţa (German Kerz, Hungarian: Kerc) and Cârţişoara (German: Kleinkerz). The monastery was founded in 1205-1206 by King Andrew II of Hungary, and was disbanded 27 February 1474 by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. The Cistercian monastery introduced and helped develop Gothic art in the region.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A2r%C5%A3a_Monastery
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Coordinates:   45°47'5"N   24°34'13"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago