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In the list of the oldest medieval Romanian monuments enroll also cave churches in the monastic complex from șinca Veche, settlement located at 45 km from Brasov, 22 km from Fagaras and 3 km from the șinca village, known place thanks to historian and philologis Romanian Gheorghe șincai, family which has its roots here.
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How I discovered the mountain: I used to go every year to the mountain and spent 10 days in a rest house with 3 meals per day paid blanket lying on the grass behind the complex of accommodation, where 20 children were playing volleyball screaming loudly and occasionally slamming me by a ball in the head. In the evening I went for a beer at terrace and a dance, then I was deep sleeping because of hard mountain air.
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We know today that the name Fagaras Mountains derives from Hungarian linguists although opinions are divided, on the one hand there is the word "fogor" - partridge, and on the other hand, more joke more seriously, is under discussion the expression "fa-garas', ie money from wood, which has its origin in the tradition of the eighteenth century when workers received their labor in exchange for some tickets, evidence of wood, which they then exchanged for cash.
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