Village Rimetea , Alba

Students:Vlad ClaudiaSecu AndreeeaBotocan Silviu

Teacher:Frumuselu Mihai

Rimetea is one of the most beautiful villages in Transylvania. Villagers here say that the sun rises twice. The location is bordered by steep slopes, which creates the impression that the sun rises in the sky twice.

The village is best known for anthropogenic heritage, rich and varied than natural heritage. Much of anthropogenic heritage is part of a program of preservation and restoration of Transylvania Trust Foundation.

Colţeşti stronghold, which was built in XIII century, on a steep cliff, the villagers to serve as a place of refuge from the Tatar invasion.

The medieval fortress, located on "Secuiului Stone" was still standing in the second half of the XIX century, but the beginning of XXI century are observable only some remains.

Tourist spots :- About 200 traditional secular buildings the oldest house in the village is home u-odd miner, built in 1668, renovated after 2004- The oldest working water mill in the Apuseni Mountains, 300 meters from the village center; built in 1752 by Klára Toroczkai is still used occasionally by the locals.- Traces of several iron mine (mine holes, beginning galleries)family tombs carved into the rock, unique in Romania, used from generation to generation.

Since the beginning of the XX century, locals gathered material on its own initiative for an ethnographic museum. The museum was opened in 1952. The collection of existing objects here, including over 11,000 pieces collected in 5 rooms, reflecting the occupations of the inhabitants in the area - mining, metallurgy and woodworking.

Rimetea necessarily have to reach if you like climbing and sports aviation. It is the ideal destination for paragliding, off the road and hiking.

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