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About Sapanta
[Sah`pahn`tzah]
Village in North-Western extremity of Romania, in Maramures county, situated on the river Tisa, at the foot of the Ignis Mountains in Eastern Carpathians, on the border with the Ukraine. Spa known for its springs of bicarbonated, clorided, sodic, calcic, carbonated, isotonic mineral waters which are bottled here and marketed in the trade network as therapeutic mineral water. The commune has an original, one-of-its-kind cemetery, The Merry Cemetery, which was craftsman Stan Patras's idea in 1935. The croses carved and coloured by Stan Patras and his apprentices represent in caricature the good aspects and especially the imperfections of the deceased. The commune of Sapanta is also famous for its cottage industry turning out beautiful traditional woolen blankets, men's folk hats and folk costumes.
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