Grăniceri (Csávos, Lichtenwald / Tschawosch, Граничари) – Timiș County Grăniceri village, Giera Commune, Timiș County. I find myself just a stone’s throw from the Romanian–Serbian...
Grăniceri (Csávos, Lichtenwald / Tschawosch, Граничари) – Timiș County Grăniceri village, Giera Commune, Timiș County. I find myself just a stone’s throw from the Romanian–Serbian...
Valeapai (Valéapáj) – Caraș-Severin County Valeapai, Ramna Commune, Caraș-Severin County. I stand in amazement before the ruins of an imposing building whose scale seems extraordinary...
Herendești (Herés) – Timiș County What is it like to have an abandoned manor right in the middle of the village? The residents of a...
Gad (Gád, Gad) – Timiș County I am driving along a dirt road across the Banat plain, while the radio waves carry Serbian music. I...
Utvin (Ötvény, Utwin) – Timiș County Not far from Timișoara, a deserted mansion is being swallowed by wild vegetation, hidden from the eyes of the...
Rudna (Рудна) – Timiș County Like an island in the „sea” of the plains, just a step away from the Serbian border. Rising from the...
Nălațvad (Nalácvád, Schiffenschütz) – Hunedoara County Built in the 19th century, a category A historic monument in Hunedoara County looks like a place torn from...
Vințu de Jos (Alvinc, Unter-Wintz) – Alba County A symbol of the Renaissance period in Transylvania, the Martinuzzi Castle in Vințu de Jos, Alba County,...
Turea (Türe) – Cluj County Built in the second half of the 18th century, the Bánffy Mansion in Turea (Gârbău commune) has turned into a...
Țicău (Szamoscikó) – Maramureș County The ruined gate, a wall fragment hidden by a cornfield, and the courtyard overrun with weeds and shrubs — this...
Almașu (Váralmás) – Sălaj County Of the Csáky Castle in Almașu, once the most imposing mansion in the historical region of Kalotaszeg (Țara Călatei), only...
Cămărașu (Pusztakamarás, Kammerischdorf) – Cluj County Located at the border of Cluj and Mureș counties, the village of Cămărașu can boast both famous personalities who...
Gârbău (Magyargorbó, Ungarisch Gorbau) – Cluj County Once the main attraction of a vast estate with fruit trees, livestock breeding, and a large garden, the...
Mihai Viteazu – Zoltan (Zoltán, Zoltendorf) – Mureș County On the national road between Sighișoara and Rupea, at the border between Mureș and Brașov counties,...
Satu Lung (Hosszúmacskás) – Cluj County Although located only 20 km from Cluj-Napoca, the village of Satu Lung (Chinteni Commune) seems like it belongs to...
Cisteiu de Mureș (Magyarcsesztve, Thalmühl) – Alba County Once a grand ensemble consisting of a castle, manor house, chapel, and barn, all that remains of...
Geaca (Gyeke) – Cluj County Built in neoclassical style, the Béldi Castle in Geaca, Cluj County, has reached a state where only a divine intervention...
Hida (Hidalmás, הידאלמאש) – Sălaj County With a history dating back to the end of the 13th century, the village of Hida in Sălaj preserves...
Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes) – Cluj County Although the former summer residence of the Teleki family in Juc-Herghelie is just steps away from European Road 576 between...
Iernut (Radnót, Radnuten) – Mureș County Built in the Renaissance style, Rákóczi Castle in Iernut passed through the hands of the crème de la crème...
Gârbou (Csákigorbó, Gorbau) – Sălaj County Members of the Haller von Hallerstein family, one of the most influential in Transylvanian history, would turn in their...
Apalina (Abafája, Odendorf) – Mureș County As famous as Reghin is for its finely crafted musical instruments, so great is the stain of shame for...
Dragu (Drág) – Sălaj County Once a quadrilateral fortress with corner towers, the Wesselényi-Bethlen Castle in Dragu, Sălaj County, is today a very telling example...
Mănăstirea (Szentbenedek) – Cluj County The village of Mănăstirea (Mica commune), formerly known as Benediug, located less than 5 km away from the city of...
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