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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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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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Urlea Lake (4 m deep, occupying an area of 20150 sqm, at an altitude of 2170 m) it is found in the circus of Urlea and Pojorta Valleys between debris. At 2150 m, in the same valley, there is another lake, smaller, Urlea II that dries in dry years. Lake of Mogos (at an altitude of 2,150 m) it is found at S of the Peak of Mogos, besides touristic routes.
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