Săpânţa
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| Săpânţa | |
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| — Commune — | |
 Săpânţa
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| Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°42′E / 47.967°N 23.7°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Maramureş County |
| Population (2002)[1] | 3,267 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Săpânţa (Romanian pronunciation: [səˈpɨnt͡sa]; Hungarian: Szaplonca; Slovak: Sapunka; Yiddish: Spinka or Shpinka) is a commune in Maramureş County in northern Romania, 15 kilometers northwest of Sighet and just south of the Tisza River. It is composed of a single village, Săpânţa.
It is known for its "Merry Cemetery" and was the original home of the Spinka dynasty of Hasidic Rebbes.
[edit] Gallery
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Săpânţa Peri monastery church, the tallest wooden structure in Romania
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Stan Ioan Pătraș grave in Merry Cemetery
[edit] References
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
[edit] External links
- Photos of Săpânţa
- More about Maramureş 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 Săpânţa-Peri Monastery
Coordinates: 47°58′19″N 23°41′49″E / 47.972°N 23.697°E
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