Mănăștur ( hu, Kolozsmonostor; german: Abtsdorf) is a district of the

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n city of

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

, 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

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abbey built in the 9th-10th centuries.

20th century

After the

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arbitrated 1940

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, Kolozsmonostor (Mănăștur) was situated 1 km from the border with

, at Erdőfelek/

Feleacu Feleacu ( hu, Erdőfelek; german: Fleck) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, South ...

. The district was changed during

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's systematisation urban reconstruction program, when many blocks of flats were built, which housed a mainly working class population.

References

Districts of Cluj-Napoca {{cluj-geo-stub

History

Middle Ages

20th century

See also

References