Place:Snagov, Ilfov, Romania

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NameSnagov
TypeCommune
Located inIlfov, Romania


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Snagov (population: 6,041) is a commune, located 40 km (25 miles) north of Bucharest in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. According to the 2002 census, 99.2% of the population is ethnic Romanian. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești and Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a tourist and spa resort, but the necessary infrastructure has regressed after 1989.

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History

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Antiquity

Archaeologists confirmed human presence of inhabitants since 400 BC.

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Early Medieval history and the feudal estate

Snagov village was built around Lake Snagov and Snagov monastery, founded in the late 14th century on an islet in Lake Snagov, about 2 km (1¼ mile) north of Snagov village. The first written record of it is found in a document from the court of Mircea cel Bătrân and dated 1408.

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The Modern settlement

Snagov monastery was excavated in 1933 by archaeologist Dinu V. Rosetti.

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