Discover Feleag: History, Nature and Customs

History

Feleag has been documented since 1393. In the past, Feleag was a village of Romanian serfs who worked for a Hungarian landowner.

The historical references preserved in the village therefore span from the late Middle Ages to a period when village life was shaped by a clearly defined working relationship. The documented year and the social status of the residents at that time are among the oldest tangible details about Feleag.

Culture

The Buna Vestire Church in Feleag was built between 1860 and 1862. It has a stone foundation and brick walls and was erected on the site of an older wooden church that has since been demolished.

The present church building thus combines a construction period in the 19th century with two visible building materials and an earlier religious building at the same site. In this way, the history of Buna Vestire directly connects the older wooden church with the building erected between 1860 and 1862.

Geographical Setting

The hills around Feleag reach elevations of up to approximately 855 metres. The Feleag fortification is located on Nucului Peak, 3 kilometres southeast of Feleag.

From the junction with DJ133, the DC52 local road leads to Feleag over a distance of approximately 2.5 kilometres. At the approach between Mureni and Feleag, the pasture features old oak, beech and wild apple trees. Along the route between Mureni and Feleag, travellers can rest in the shade of a stand of beech trees and drink from a spring set up approximately halfway along the route.

The geographical details place Feleag in relation to several named points: the hills form the surrounding landscape, Nucului Peak lies southeast of the village, and DC52 describes the access route from DJ133. The route between Mureni and Feleag adds the pasture, the stand of beech trees and the spring approximately halfway along the way to this geographical context.

Elevation, peak, road and route therefore do not appear as separate place references. They belong to different spatial relationships around Feleag: the hilly surroundings, Nucului Peak to the southeast, the access route from DJ133 and the connection with Mureni.

Customs

Feleag’s village festival is generally held every year on Whit Monday.

The New Year custom of “Zooritul” was still practised in Feleag in January 2025. At midnight, the young men would sneak into the courtyards of households with girls and swap their gates.

The two customs take place at different times of the year. The village festival is associated with Whit Monday, while “Zooritul” was still practised in Feleag as a New Year custom in January 2025. It began at midnight and involved the courtyards of households with girls and their gates.

The village’s cultural character therefore includes both an annual village festival and a traditional New Year custom. One event is tied to Whit Monday, while the other is associated with the turn of the year and the young men’s nocturnal activity.

Other Places

For additional place names, you can visit these destinations: Trei Sate, Gorneşti, Burgfeld, Hetiur, Weissenkirch, Eremitu, Rohrdachen and Ugern.

For the higher-level travel overview: Mures.