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City in Maramureș County, Romania
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Sighetu Marmatiei (also spelled Sighet), with its 41,000 inhabitants, is the main town of the Maramureş region (northern Transylvania, Romania). Inhabited since the Stone Age, the settlement was first mentioned in 1334, and as town, in 1352. Today, Sighet is the gateway of Maramures, and one of its most important tourist attractions.
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Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței
The former prison of the Maramureș County, built in 1897, today a museum of European significance, under the aegis of the Council of Europe.
Muzeul Satului Maramureșean
An open air museum, with over 30 wooden houses dated to 17-19th centuries and a 16th-century wooden church
today "The Jewish Culture and Civilization Museum", the place where was born Elie Wiesel, laureate of the 1986's Nobel Prize for Peace
Muzeul Maramureșului
Rich displays of 15th-19th century icons, carpets, furniture and other ethnographic stuff
Biserica Reformată
The oldest building which survived-dated in 14th century, mixture of Gothic and New Gothic styles).
Cimitirul Săracilor
About 50 former Romanian dignitaries, ministers, bishops, academicians, journalists, who were killed in Sighet jail during 1950s are buried in anonymous graves.
Cozy hostel in the center of Sighet with comfortable rooms and caring owners
Comfortable hotel with shop. Breakfast included.
By train
From Ukraine you can take a train to Solotvyno, then cross the border by foot.
By bus
ro. Dracard and other companies run about 15 minibuses a day M-F (fewer on Sa and Su) from Autogara Baia Mare on Strada Garii (1 hr 45 min, 12 lei, Sep 2018).
By car, bike or on foot
You can get in from Ukraine via the border crossing at Solotvino. The bridge over the Tisa is old and one could say a point of tourist interest.
You can reach all sights in the town on foot. The open-air part of the village museum is 3 km away from the centre.
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