Săpânța
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 Săpânța
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Maramureș County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 3,267 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Săpânța (Romanian pronunciation: [səˈpɨnt͡sa]; Hungarian: Szaplonca; Slovak: Sapunka; Yiddish: Spinka or Shpinka) is a commune in Maramureș County in northern Romania, 15 kilometers northwest of Sighet and just south of the Tisza River. It is composed of a single village, Săpânța.
It is known for its "Merry Cemetery" and was the original home of the Spinka dynasty of Hasidic Rebbes.
Gallery
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Merry Cemetery, unique in Europe
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Săpânța Peri monastery church, the tallest wooden structure in the world
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Jewish cemetery
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
External links
- Photos of Săpânța
- More about Maramureș and the Merry Cemetery
- New York Times Article: In Merry Cemetery, Romanians' lives in carvings and verse
- More photo sources with Google search " Merry Cemetery, Romania "
- Photos of Săpânța-Peri Monastery
- Săpânța - o destinatie surpriză
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