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  Sighet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sighetu Marmaţiei was one of the Romanian and Ruthenian cultural and political centers in Hungary.
Sighetu Marmaţiei came under Romanian administration (see Kingdom of Romania) at the end of WWI (see Treaty of Trianon), and again under hungarian administration in 1940 as a result of the Second Vienna Award.
The Hungarian administration lasted until 1944 and in these years more than 20,000 Jews from Sighet would be sent to Auschwitz (including the Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, born in Sighet) and other extermination camps.
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 Sighetu Marmatiei - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sighetu Marmaţiei, also spelled Sighetul Marmaţiei (Hungarian: Máramarossziget, Ruthenian: Sihota), formely Sighet, is a city in Maramureş; county near Iza river, in Maramureş; region, in Romania.
Sighetu Marmaţiei came under Romanian administration (see Kingdom of Romania) at the end of WWI (see Treaty of Trianon), and again under hungarian administration in 1940 (see Vienna Award).
The Treaty of Paris at the end of World War II reversed the Vienna Diktat, and Sighetu Marmaţiei returned to Romania.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sighet   (467 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sighetu Marmatiei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sighetu Marmaţiei (Hungarian: Máramarossziget, Ruthenian: Sihota), formely Sighet, is a city in Maramureş; county near Iza river, in Maramureş; region, in Romania.
From 1859 to 1877, Romania evolved from a personal union of two principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) under a single prince to a full-fledged kingdom with a Hohenzollern monarchy.
The Treaty of Paris at the end of World War II rendered the Vienna Diktat void, and Sighetu Marmaţiei returned to Romania.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sighetu-Marmatiei   (1195 words)

  
 Sighetu Marmatiei -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sighetu Marmaţiei (Hungarian: Máramarossziget, Ruthenian: Sihota), formely Sighet, is a city in (Click link for more info and facts about Maramureş;) Maramureş; county near Iza river, in Maramureş; region, in (A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe) Romania.
The Hungarian administration lasted until 1944 and in these years more than 20,000 Jews from Sighet would be sent to (A Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II) Auschwitz and other extermination camps.
Well-known Hungarian naturalist-realist painter Simon Hollósy was born in the town on February 2, 1857.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sighetu_marmatiei.htm   (388 words)

  
 SIGHETU MARMATIEI HOTELS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Turism - Maramures- Mara Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is known for the beauty of landscape, tourist attraction and folk art and arhitecture: houses, monumental wooden gates,wooden churces with high steeples, with a remarcable artistic value.
Sighetu Marmatiei This city is certified in documents at 1346.
From Sighetu Marmatiei, to west on D.J. 183 you can go in Sãpânta, where tourists can admire counterpanes from Maramures - wool shaggy blankets made in very original colour and motives, and original cemetery known "Cimitirul vesel" (Merry cemetery).
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The town`s main appeal however lies in its position at the junction of the Rivers Tisa, Iza and Ronis oara at the foot of the Gutin Mountains.
Leaving Sighetu Marmatiei by the road running west, we arrive after 18 km at the village of Sãpânta, whose cemetery has become famous for its painted headboards.
Sighetu Marmatiei - the Iza Valley - Moisei - the Bors a spa.
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 Pazitorii de stanci   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Salva - Sighetu Marmatiei line (118 km) was built in one such area.
The groundwork is built on a mountain slope on the Salva - Viseu de Jos portion and along the Viseu and Tisa rivers, on the Viseu de Jos - Sighetu Marmatiei portion.
The "guardians of the rocks" are accompanied in their work by those who remove the rocks that threaten to fall, who are employed by maintenance sections LA 2 Telciu and LA 3 Sighetu Marmatiei.
www.cfr.ro /jf/engleza/nr9/pazitorii.htm   (549 words)

  
 Jewish Traces in Northern Romania
Sighetu Marmatiei, the historic capitol of Maramures, was one third Jewish before the Nazis marched them to
Here in Sighetu is the house where he was born and lived until he was deported with his family at the age of 15.
Inside the Jewish cemetery in Sighetu is a monument which according to the inscription contains bars of soap made from dead Jews.
www.leafpile.com /TravelLog/Romania/JewishTraces/JewishTraces.htm   (306 words)

  
 Travel Guide Romania - Maramures County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Built in 1724, the church is famous for its frescos, painted in 1810 in the Moldavian style.
Twelve kilometers north-west of Sighetu Marmatiei, “The Merry Cemetery” in the commune of Sapanta is unique in the world.
It was established by the folk artist Ioan Stan Patras (1936—1977), who painted the wooden crosses and wrote on them humorous chronicles of the village.
www.travelguide-romania.ro /county.php?lang=en&id=17   (438 words)

  
 Sighetu Marmatiei - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Sighetu Marmatiei - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Perseide 2003 - partea a II-a, Sighetu Marmatiei
Aceasta tabara a pornit de la ideea lui Sorin Hotea de a organiza o campanie de observatii in apropierea orasului lui natal, Sighetu Marmatiei.
Sorin a ales acest loc deoarece poluarea luminoasa este practic inexistenta si cerul la o asemenea altitudine este foarte curat si are un contrast mai mare decat in alte regiuni mai joase.
Din cauza ca sosirii destul de tarzii in prima zi la Sighetu Marmatiei nu am reusit sa parcurgem traseul de 8km din Iapa pana pe Piatra Goala intr-o singura zi, cu toate ca o mare parte din drum bagajele ne-au fost transportate cu caruta de catre 2 tineri din localitate.
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 The Romanian Jewish Community
It hurts to much to see again with the eyes of the mind the normal, calm life of the Jews that lived for centuries “on the meadows highs, on the threshold of Paradise”, isolated, as suggested its name.
In Sighetu Marmatiei there were, among other numerous organisations of the Orthodox Jews, clubs, youth associations, charity activities and Zionist organisations, supporting the rebirth of the State of Israel.
Many representatives of the Yiddish literature in Transylvania came from Sighetu Marmatiei and its surroundings.
www.romanianjewish.org /en/mosteniri_ale_culturii_iudaice_03_11_20.html   (2118 words)

  
 AmericanPhotojournalist.com | Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Drive northwards across picturesque villages with impressive wooden churches (Surdesti etc) and beautifully carved wooden porches to Sighetu Marmatiei.
Return to Sighetu Marmatiei for dinner and overnight.
Drive alonr the Iza Valley to Borsa and across the Prislop Pass (elevaton 4,600 ft) to Bucovina - the area of the famous painted monasteries.
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 INFORMATII GENERALE
The repairs, made on basis of a project sustained by ARHITECT SERVICE Company from Bucharest, have been carried out with the idea of obtaining 4 stars rating complying with EU standards.
The hotel is placed in the city of Sighetu Marmatiei, which is in the far north of Maramures county and of Romania, on the border with Ukraine.
Roadways : Bucharest – Baia Mare : DN 1 C Baia Mare; DN 18 – Baia Mare –; Baia Sprie – Sighetu Marmatiei km 73.
www.hotelmarmatia.ro /infog_e.html   (359 words)

  
 Nord Nord*Vest Travel Agency : Maramures Travel
Baia Mare - Mara - Vadu Izei - Barsana - Ieud - Moisei - Viseu de Sus - Craciunesti - Sighetu Marmatiei - Sapinta - Negresti Oas - Turt - Baia Mare
Recently, the memorial house of Elie Wiezel was innaugurated.
Born in Sighetu Marmatiei, survivor of the Holocaust, Elie Wiezel dedicated his life to the fight against hate, persecution and war, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986.
www.nnv.ro /inside/tour8d_eng.php   (232 words)

  
 Romania Real Estate & Property Investment
Sighetu Marmatiei, Viseu de Sus, and Borsa are timber-producing centres, and factories in Bistra produce building materials.
Several villages situated near the towns of Târgu Lampus and Sighetul Marmatiei are known for their 18th-century oak churches with shingled roofs.
An ethnographical museum is located in Sighetul Marmatiei, and Moiseiu town has an 18th-century monastery.
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 Travel Guide Romania - Sighetu Marmatiei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Home / Maramures / Maramures County / Sighetu Marmatiei City
Sighetu Marmatiei is located in the Maramures county, on the Tisa Valley, near the border with Ukraine.
It was first documentary attested in 1346 and it is an important cultural center, with old traditions.
www.travelguide-romania.ro /locality.php?lang=en&id=98   (168 words)

  
 RadixForum :: Places :: Sighetu marmatiei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is the 1:75.000 old military map of Sighetu Marmaþiei from around 1900.
By Izidor Ruckel and Jaon Bramsch (edtor) is the true story about Izidor Ruckel struggles in a Romanian orphanage in Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures Romania.
Izidor Ruckel was abandoned by his birth parent's at the age of two years old and grew in a hospital, that was more like an orphaange for eleven years.
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 Sighetu Marmatiei flights — cheap airline tickets to Sighetu Marmatiei
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 activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Training courses for teachers have been held in Bucharest, Timisoara, Targu Jiu and Sighetu Marmatiei.
The main concentrations of computer networks are in Bucharest and Timisoara though others are located in Arad, Turnu Severin, Craiova, Baia Mare, Sighetul Marmatiei, Targu Jiu, Lugoj, Galaciuc, Soveja and Iasi.
Training courses for teachers have taken place in Bucharest, Timisoara, Targu Jiu and Sighetu Marmatiei.
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Local traditions reflect this, as there are festivals in April, May, August and December.
The one in December is held at Sighetu Marmatiei, with carnival parades and revellers wearing animal masks.
Sighetu Marmatiei is a typical Maramures town, famous for its markets, peasant costumes and lively atmosphere.
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 Sighetu Marmatiei vacations — cheap Sighetu Marmatiei vacation rental
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 Frescoes On Interior Wall Of Church On The Hill Sighetu Marmatiei Maramures Romania picture
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 Romania, Dracula, Sighisoara, Bran, Transylvania, Maramures, Black Sea, Monasteries, Danube Delta, Adventure, Hunting, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Humor Monastery, A page of a manuscript covered with miniatures, left lying on the lawn, built in 1530 Accommodation in Cimpulung Moldovenesc.
Cimpulung Moldovenesc Borsa -Valea Izei -Sighetu Marmatiei (170 km)
Sighetu Marmatiei - Sapinta - Sat Sugata - Desesti - Baia Mare (65 km)
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 Accommodation in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels, Self ...
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 Accommodation in Sighetu Marmatiei Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels
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The Sighetu Marmatiei Tourist Board gives comparable information to this page.
If you require more information about Sighetu Marmatiei, you may be able to obtain it from the Sighetu Marmatiei Tourist Board.
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Dancing-lessons* assisted by dancers of the ensemble Mara from Sighetu Marrnaţiei.
Visit to the places of interest in Sighetu Marmaţei: culture palace (191 I), old town hall (1690), mill garden, Romanian orthodox church (1892), museum for ethnography and folklore.
Excursion along the Vişeu-valley: visit to the monastery of Moisei with a beautiful painted and wood- carved church.
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 sighet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Sighetu Marmatiei (usually known as Sighet) is located in Maramures which is one of the most remote and most beautiful areas of Romania.
It is located in the north west of Romania near the border with the Ukraine.
Three schools in the town have now been provided with computer networks
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 Perla Sighetana Hotel - Sighetul Marmatiei - Expert Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Perla Sighetana Hotel - Sighetul Marmatiei - Expert Tours
The motel-restaurant "Perla Sigheteana" is lying in the northernmost part of Romania, at the border with Ukraine, in the county Maramures, a region where ancient tradition, the folk costumes and old art are preserved like nowhere else in the country.
Located in the town Sighetu Marmatiei, old cultural center, the villa-restaurant "Perla Sigheteana" offers our kind guests, comfort and professional services, at the best ratio quality/price.
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