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Former Orthodox Church of Románresica

Biserica Petru Iacob
Former Orthodox Church of Románresica
Biserica Petru Iacob
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Orthodox
Address:
Piata 1 Decembrie 1918
Historical Hungarian county:
Krassó-Szörény
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.2884478754, 21.8897450853
Google map:

History

The church was built in 1872. When the new town centre was being planned, it is said that Nicolae Ceaușescu himself ordered its demolition so that there would be no church in the main square. However, in 1985, town officials had it towed 50 metres away on rails and hid it behind a block of flats.

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