Discover Reen: Culture, Nature and Cycling Routes

The open-air section of the “Anton Badea” Ethnographic Museum in Reghin presents a model of a Mureș village: with houses and outbuildings, a wooden church from Iara reconstructed at the museum in 1998, as well as a watermill from Vătava, an oil mill from Hodac and a wine press from Batoș.

Other destinations at this level: Lunca Bradului, Ungheni, Maia, Răstolița, Ugern, Gorneşti, Weichseldorf and Hetiur.

Culture

The permanent exhibition “Viața satului mureşean” at the “Anton Badea” Ethnographic Museum presents representative cultural artefacts in seven rooms.

The Saxon Museum in Reghin is a permanent museum that reconstructs the life of the Transylvanian Saxons in Reghin and the surrounding area through old traditional costumes, embroideries, household items, books and ecclesiastical objects.

The wooden church in Reghin, known as “Bisericuța lui Petru Maior”, is the only Romanian historical monument of national importance in the municipality of Reghin and is included in the list of historical monuments.

Its cruciform floor plan with three apses reflects Moldavian influences.

The wooden church’s iconostasis, made in 1760, has royal doors with six painted medallions set in an openwork decorative panel with vines and grapes.

There are two musical instrument factories and numerous violin-making workshops in Reghin.

The “Piramida Viorilor” is a monument to violin makers created by the artist Barothy Adam.

The 7.30-metre-high monument stands in front of the Evangelical Church in Reghin.

The Reformed Church at No. 51 Strada Mihai Viteazu in Reghin was built in 1890 according to plans by the architect Alpár Ignác and contains valuable furnishings such as a pulpit, baldachin, altar furniture and pews.

Its coffered ceiling depicts churches from Transylvania.

The Roman Catholic Church in Reghin is a church in the late Baroque style, built during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa and completed in 1781.

Its twelve stained-glass windows depict important Hungarian figures, kings and saints.

A choral music festival is held annually at the Reformed Church in Reghin.

Nature

Pădurea Rotundă is an oak forest near Reghin designated as a nature reserve.

The oak forest is used for recreation, sport and tourism.

Colonies of European bee-eaters have been identified around Reghin; the species is protected at European level.

Cycling routes

Velopoteca Apusului is a yellow-marked cycling route in Reghin that is 5.4 kilometres long and runs from Strada Spitalului to Strada Mihai Viteazu.

Velopoteca Poienii is a red-marked cycling route in Reghin, four kilometres long, which runs from Strada Vânătorilor to Strada Dedradului and passes through Pădurea Hedel forest.

Trail network

Visit Mureș provides a trail network and an interactive map for Reghin, allowing visitors to explore history, art and religion.

For a stay in Reghin, a holiday apartment may be included in personal planning; the specific choice remains subject to individual preferences and the details of the respective listing for the planned stay.

To the overarching travel overview: Mures.