Mănăștur ( hu, Kolozsmonostor; german: Abtsdorf) is a district of the
Romania
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n city of
Cluj-Napoca
; hu, kincses város)
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, 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
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
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abbey built in the 9th-10th centuries.
20th century
After the
German
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Italian arbitrated 1940
Second Vienna Award
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, Kolozsmonostor (Mănăștur) was situated 1 km from the border with
Romania
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, at Erdőfelek/
Feleacu.
The district was changed during
Nicolae Ceaușescu
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's
systematisation urban reconstruction program, when many blocks of flats were built, which housed a mainly working class population.
See also
*
Grădinile Mănăștur, a nearby district
References
Districts of Cluj-Napoca
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