Păltiniș (Sibiu)
Păltiniș High Gully Szebenjuharos |
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State : | Romania | |||
Historical region : | Transylvania | |||
Circle : | Sibiu | |||
Municipality : | Sibiu (does not belong to Sibiu in terms of area, but is administered from there) | |||
Coordinates : | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 23 ° 56 ′ E | |||
Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | |||
Height : | 1443 m | |||
Residents : | 51 (2002) | |||
Postal code : | 550001 | |||
Telephone code : | (+40) 02 69 | |||
License plate : | SB |
Păltiniș (German: Hohe Rinne ) is a Romanian climatic health resort and winter sports resort in the Carpathian Mountains ( Zibins Mountains ), southwest of Sibiu . It lies at an average altitude of 1440 m, the highest point is 1681 m.
The place was founded around 1894 by the Transylvanian Carpathian Association. The tourist house , the medical center and the Monaco hall , which are now under monument protection, still exist from this time .
The Romanian philosopher and writer Constantin Noica spent his last years in a monastery there and founded the "School of Păltiniș". He is buried there next to the church (Schitul Păltiniș).
Web links
Commons : Păltiniș - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description on the Sibiu website ( Memento from July 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )