Sapânta
Encyclopedia
Săpânţa 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.
Maramures County
Maramureș is a county of Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.- History :* The 10th century frontier county of Borsova was founded by Stephen I of Hungary. Since then Máramaros served as the north-eastern border of the Hungarian Kingdom until 1920, the Trianon Peace...
in northern Romania
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...
, 15 kilometers northwest of Sighet and just south of the Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
River. It is composed of a single village, Săpânţa.
It is known for its "Merry Cemetery
Merry Cemetery
The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives...
" and was the original home of the Spinka dynasty
Spinka (Hasidic dynasty)
Spinka is the name of a Hasidic group within Orthodox Judaism. The group originated in a city called Săpânţa , Maramureş, Romania, near the Hungarian border.-Spinka rebbes:...
of Hasidic Rebbes.
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