Plăviceni Monastery
Encyclopedia
Plăviceni Monastery, also called Aluniş Monastery, is located in the south of Romania
, in the village of Plopii-Slăviteşti
in Teleorman County
, 33 km northwest of Turnu Măgurele
and 30 km south of Drăgăneşti-Olt
. The monastery is located in a charming and natural environment, in the woods found along the Olt River meadow.
, between 1646 and 1649.
The church was painted in 1815, but today it is in an advanced state of ruin.
Because of its isolation after 1950, the monastery entered a slow but relentless process of degradation; the lack of interest from local people also contributed to this.
The whole assembly that consisted of the church, the imposing belfry house, two rows of cells and walls of defense are now once again reconstructed.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, in the village of Plopii-Slăviteşti
Plopii-Slavitesti
Plopii-Slăviteşti is a commune in Teleorman County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Brâncoveanca, Dudu and Plopii-Slăviteşti. It included three other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Beciu Commune....
in Teleorman County
Teleorman County
Teleorman is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria.The name Teleorman is of Cumanic origin. It literally means crazy forest and, by extension, "thick and shadowy forest" in the Cuman language...
, 33 km northwest of Turnu Măgurele
Turnu Magurele
Turnu Măgurele is a city in Teleorman County, Romania . Developed nearby the site once occupied by the medieval port of Turnu, it is situated north-east of the confluence between the Olt River and the Danube....
and 30 km south of Drăgăneşti-Olt
Draganesti-Olt
Drăgăneşti-Olt is a town in Olt County, southern Romania with a population of 12,195 . It lies on the left bank of the Olt River at an altitude of approximately . The first document mentioning it is from 1526. Drăgăneşti-Olt became a town in 1968. The town administers one village, Comani....
. The monastery is located in a charming and natural environment, in the woods found along the Olt River meadow.
History
Plăviceni Monastery was founded by Dragomir, the great governor of Plăviceni, during the reign of Matei BasarabMatei Basarab
Matei Basarab was a Wallachian Voivode between 1632 and 1654.-Reign:Much of Matei's reign was spent fighting off incursions from Moldavia, which he successfully accomplished in 1637, 1639, and 1653 - see Battle of Finta...
, between 1646 and 1649.
The church was painted in 1815, but today it is in an advanced state of ruin.
Because of its isolation after 1950, the monastery entered a slow but relentless process of degradation; the lack of interest from local people also contributed to this.
The whole assembly that consisted of the church, the imposing belfry house, two rows of cells and walls of defense are now once again reconstructed.