Recea: Festival, Churches and Places of Interest Nearby

Every year in Recea, the “Mândru-i Danțu pe la noi” festival takes place on the first Sunday after 21 May. The festival includes a parade in traditional folk costumes and a folk dance competition. The date thus combines an annual cultural event with two clearly named programme items: the appearance in traditional folk costume and the folk dance competition. If you include the cultural event in your travel planning, the first Sunday after 21 May is the relevant calendar date.

Culture

The first church in Recea was dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was built around 1730 as a wooden structure. It stood at the place now known as “Țintirim”. The current parish church of Recea is built of stone and brick; its construction began in 1956. A plaque commemorating Mihail Pavel was unveiled in 1927 on a wall of the church in Recea. The “Monumentul Eroilor” in Recea was unveiled and blessed on 12 June 2005. The local choir of Recea was founded in 1948 by Teodor Bălin as a mixed four-part ensemble. The history of the locality thus includes both the early wooden construction of Saint Nicholas Church and the later construction phase of the current parish church. The church’s commemorative heritage also includes the plaque for Mihail Pavel, the monument unveiled in 2005 and the choir founded in 1948.

Geographical Location

The municipality of Recea is located in the Baia Mare Depression. National road DN 1C between Cluj-Napoca and Baia Mare crosses the municipality of Recea. Its connection between Cluj-Napoca and Baia Mare is explicitly linked to Recea as part of the location description. The location in the depression and the crossing by the national road running between the two cities thus constitute two distinct details concerning Recea’s geographical location.

Nearby

The “Muzeul de Mineralogie Baia Mare” museum is located in the immediate vicinity of Recea. The “Muzeul Kis Miklos Tăuţii-Măgherăuş” museum is located near Recea. The “Muzeul Judeţean de Artă Maramureş Baia Mare” museum is also located near Recea. The “Muzeul de Etnografie şi Artă Populară Baia Mare” museum is likewise located near Recea. In their names, the four museums cover subjects ranging from mineralogy and art to ethnography and folk art. The “Muzeul Kis Miklos Tăuţii-Măgherăuş” museum thus refers to several independent museum locations in the area around Recea.

The “Gradina Zoologică Baia Mare” zoo is located near Recea.

Mount Iricău is located in the immediate vicinity of Recea. Mount Culmea Paprad is located near Recea. Mount Ghistniş is also located near Recea. The area around Recea therefore includes both the nearby Mount Iricău and the two mountains Culmea Paprad and Ghistniş.

The “Două Veverițe” pond lies on the edge of the municipality of Recea. Near Baia Mare, “Două Veverițe” is a well-known recreation and leisure area. The pond is particularly popular with anglers. The pond had been abandoned for many years. Its water surface was almost completely overgrown with typical wetland vegetation and required extensive cleaning.

Other places in Maramureş: Remeţi, Sighetu Marmaţiei, Coruia, Bârsana, Vișeu De Jos, Strâmtura, Sarasău, Călineşti

For the higher-level travel overview: Maramureş.