Săpânța-Peri Monastery
The church of Archangel Michael in Săpânța-Peri from the village of Săpânța in the region of Maramureș, Romania is the tallest wooden church in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church building in Maramureș, Romania
- Also known as: “Manastirea Sapanta Peri” and “Sapanta Peri Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merry Cemetery.
Merry Cemetery
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureș County, Romania. It is famous for its brightly coloured tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the people who are buried there in addition to scenes from their lives. Merry Cemetery is situated 1½ km south of Săpânța-Peri Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Săpânța and Teresva.
Teresva
Town
Photo: MSha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teresva is a rural settlement in Tiachiv Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tisza and Teresva. The town's population was 7,554 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population is 7,480.
Bedevlya
Village
Photo: S.Nededa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedevlia is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast of western Ukraine. As of 2001, its population was 3,971. Bedevlya is situated 3½ km northwest of Săpânța-Peri Monastery.
Săpânța-Peri Monastery
- Categories: Romanian Orthodox church building, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Săpânța, Maramureș, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
47.9834° or 47° 59′ 0″ northLongitude
23.70079° or 23° 42′ 3″ eastElevation
250 metres (820 feet)Open location code
8GV5XPM2+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 971664118OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Săpânța-Peri Monastery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monestir de Săpânța-Peri”
- Italian: “Monastero di Sapata-Peri”
- Japanese: “サプンツァ・ペリ木造教会”
- Japanese: “サプンツァ＝ペリ修道院”
- Romanian: “Mânăstirea Săpânţa Peri”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Săpânța-Peri”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Săpânța-Peri”
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