Slobozia: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Catedrala Episcopală in Slobozia can be visited daily and is visible from European route E85 near Slobozia. The Catedrala Episcopală din Slobozia is 37 metres high, 45 metres long and 24 metres wide; at the apses, its width is 33 metres, and its total area is 850 square metres.

One possible reason for travelling to Slobozia is to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

In the immediate vicinity of Comuna Slobozia are the church Catedrala Înălţarea Domnului, the church Biserica Slobozia Nouă, the church Biserica de Lemn „Poiana“ and the Orthodox church Biserica Orthodoxă Cosâmbeşti.

The Biserica „Adormirea Maicii Domnului“ in the Bora district of Slobozia dates from 1864. The wooden church Biserica de lemn „Sf. Nicolae“ in Slobozia dates from 1748 and was moved here from the village of Poiana in the municipality of Ciulnița.

The listed ensemble Mănăstirea „Sf. Voievozi“ in Slobozia dates from the 17th to the 19th century. The Mănăstirea „Sfinţii Voievozi“ was founded by Matei Basarab around 1634; the lower part of the bell tower and the surrounding wall are all that remain of this old foundation.

The Centrul Cultural Ionel Perlea offers painting exhibitions, exhibitions by children, chamber music and symphony concerts, as well as symposiums and conferences.

History

The archaeological site of Slobozia lies behind the Bora district, east of the Slobozia–Ciulniţa railway line, on the high terrace of the Ialomiţa River. It comprises a Neolithic settlement of the Boian culture, as well as medieval settlements from the 9th to the 11th century and from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Nature

Pădurea PERI is a recreational area with barbecue facilities and an area for various festival competitions.

The hills Movila Amara, Movilă Nemţilor, La Cealâcu and Movilă Mare are located in the surroundings of Comuna Slobozia.

Collections and Remembrance

The Muzeul Naţional al Agriculturii includes a 1.7-hectare park with 40 dendrological species. The museum has more than 8,400 objects from the fields of agricultural tools, agricultural machinery, industrial archaeology, means of transport, ethnography, commemorative culture and ecclesiastical collections. The permanent exhibition „La pas prin lumea satului“ presents harvesting customs, including the plaiting work „Barba lui Dumnezeu“, and shows documentary films about these customs.

The military cemetery of honour in Slobozia has four burial plots for war dead from the Romanian, British, German, French and Turkish armies. It contains the remains of more than 1,900 war dead, including 77 Romanian heroes. Romanian officers and soldiers who died in the First World War, as well as foreign combatants, are buried there. The memorial was inaugurated in 1932.

Further destinations: Ion Roata.

To the higher-level travel overview: Ialomita.