Sinaia Monastery

The Sinaia Monastery, located in , in , , was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great on in .
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Prahova County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Mănăstirea Sinaia”
  • Address: Strada Mănăstirii 2, Sinaia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Assumption of Mary at Sinaia monastery and Villa Carola.

Church
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Historic house
Photo: Felix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic house, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Sinaia Monastery.

Castle
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Neo-Renaissance palace in the Royal Domain of Sinaia in the , near , in , , on an existing medieval route linking and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. is situated 740 metres northwest of Sinaia Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bușteni and Posada.

Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is in the in the region of . It is the main "entry point" to Bucegi Mountains, a high and scenic mountain range that attracts many tourists.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Sinaia Monastery.

Sinaia Monastery

Latitude
45.35531° or 45° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
25.54942° or 25° 32′ 58″ east
Inception
1695
Open location code
8GQ79G4X+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1076307879
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2914909
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Sinaia Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սինայա վանք”
  • Bulgarian: “Манастир Синая”
  • Bulgarian: “Синая”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Sinaia”
  • Chinese: “錫納亞修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Sinaia”
  • Czech: “Mănăstirea Sinaia”
  • French: “monastère de Sinaia”
  • French: “Monastère de Sinaia”
  • German: “Mănăstirea Sinaia”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סינאיה”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Sinaia”
  • Italian: “Montastero di Sinaia”
  • Japanese: “シナヤ修道院”
  • Polish: “Monaster Sinaia”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Sinaia”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Синая”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Синај”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan v Sinaii”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Sinaia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sinaia Orthodox Monastery Museum Collection and Biserica nouă - Sfânta Treime.

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