
Mraconia Monastery
Mraconia, RO
The Orthodox monastery of Mraconia was built in 1523 on the site of a former observation and control point for ships on the Danube. Destroyed during the Russian-Austrian-Turkish war (1787 - 1792), it was later rebuilt but demolished by the communist regime in 1967. After 1989, the Metropolitan of Oltenia took the initiative to re-establish the monastery, and in 1993 the foundation stone of the new building was laid. The works were completed in 1999-2000.