Mănăștur
District in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mănăștur (Hungarian: Kolozsmonostor; German: Abtsdorf) is a district of the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca, which has been a part of the city since 1895.
Its population as of 2007 was of approximately 126,600.
History
Middle Ages
Mănăștur is home to the Calvaria Church, a Benedictine abbey built in the 9th-10th centuries.
20th century
After the German-Italian arbitrated 1940 Second Vienna Award, Kolozsmonostor (Mănăștur) was situated 1 km from the border with Romania, at Erdőfelek/Feleacu.
The district was changed during Nicolae Ceaușescu's systematisation urban reconstruction program, when many blocks of flats were built, which housed a mainly working class population.[1]
See also
- Grădinile Mănăștur, a nearby district
References
- ^ "Cartierul Manastur". 11 April 2013.
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Cluj-Napoca districts
- Andrei Mureșanu
- Bulgaria
- Bună Ziua
- City center
- Dâmbul Rotund
- Gheorgheni
- Grădinile Mănăștur
- Grigorescu
- Gruia
- Iris
- Între Lacuri
- Mănăștur
- Mărăști
- Someșeni
- Zorilor
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