Mărcuța Church

In the past the church served the Mărcuța Monastery which was situated on the outskirts of the city.

In the interior of the old church, paintings on the wall from the 16th century can be observed depicting armașul Marcu.

Because of its location in a swamp near Lake Fundeni and its heavy fortified walls, the Mărcuța Monastery served as a refuge for the people in the area during enemy invasions.

In 1839, the first mental hospital in Wallachia opened at Mărcuța, and it continued to be the country's primary facility of this sort until 1920.

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