Churches of Moldavia
Also known as églises de Moldavie, Moldavian monasteries, Painted Monasteries
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Romania
Inscribed
1993
List reference
598
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Churches of Moldavia is about 25 km north-west of Suceava. The nearest other World Heritage site is Metropolitans' Residence, Chernivtsi, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Suceava · about 106,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
- Botoșani · about 115,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Chernivtsi · about 298,000 peopleabout 65 km north
- Piatra-Neamt · about 103,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Kamyanets-Podilskyy · about 115,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Bistrița · about 81,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UkraineCultural63 km away
RomaniaCultural141 km away
RomaniaCultural189 km away
RomaniaCultural207 km away
RomaniaCultural217 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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