Discover Linteşti: Churches, Monastery and Landscape

Culture

Archaeological investigations found flint tools in Linteşti. The tools are typologically assigned to the Lower Paleolithic. The Lower Paleolithic period extends from 1,600,000 to 100,000 BC. Thus, this find does not point to a single historical epoch in the narrower sense, but rather to a very early period of human history spanning 1,500,000 years.

The Biserica Cuvioasa Paraschiva stands in Linteşti. It is an Orthodox church. The church is located in the Cotmeana commune in Argeş County. Cotmeana Monastery is dated to the year 1292. The Biserica Cuvioasa Paraschiva and Cotmeana Monastery are cultural sites of Linteşti and its regional surroundings.

Vieroşi, a monastery, is located in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Biserica Dealu Viilor is a church in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Biserica Crucişoara is also a church in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Biserica Sămara likewise belongs to the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti as a church. The four destinations mentioned expand the cultural overview of the locality with different sacred structures: Vieroşi is mentioned as a monastery, while Dealu Viilor, Crucişoara and Sămara are each classified as churches.

The archaeological dating and the sacred structures point to distinctly different historical reference points. The flint tools belong to the Lower Paleolithic, while Cotmeana Monastery is associated with the year 1292. The Biserica Cuvioasa Paraschiva is located in Linteşti itself; Vieroşi and the three churches mentioned are situated in the wider regional surroundings. This keeps the locations of the individual destinations clearly differentiated from one another.

Geographical setting

The local road DC206 is called Linteşti–Vârloveni–Pieleşti. It begins at the DN7 in the village of Linteşti. From there, it runs for 9.882 km. Its endpoint is at the intersection with the DJ704E in the village of Pieleşti.

Landscape

Dealul Robaia is located in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Dealul Robaia is a mountain. Dealul Purcăreni is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Dealul Purcăreni is a hill.

Dealul Brădişor is a hill in the wider regional surroundings of Linteşti. Dealul Viilor, which is classified as a hill, is also located in this wider regional surroundings.

Other places

You can find other places in the locality overview under Rucar, Cotmeana, Bascov, Bughea de Jos, Valea Mare Pravăț, Dâmbovicioara, Rogojina and Băiculeşti.

Cycling tour

On October 11, 2014, an MTB-XC cycling tour passed through Linteşti. The 95.5 km tour ran through Argeş County.

On this MTB-XC cycling tour, the approach to Linteşti was via E81/DN7. The route then followed a descending side road through the forest to the DJ703A.

The route described therefore mentions both the approach via E81/DN7 and the subsequent section through the forest. The side road descends and connects this forest section with the DJ703A. Together with the date October 11, 2014, and the length of 95.5 km, this provides the key details of this MTB-XC tour.

For the higher-level travel overview: Argeş.