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.

Calvaria Church

Its population as of 2007 was of approximately 126,600.

History

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Middle Ages

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Mănăștur is home to the Calvaria Church, a Benedictine abbey built in the 9th-10th centuries.

20th century

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Cartierul Manastur". 11 April 2013.

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