- Tourist Information and Map
- What can you visit at The Abbey of Carta?
- Who founded the Cistercian Monastery of Carta?
- The Abbey of Carta is unique?
- Is Carta Monastery haunted?
- Is the movie The Nun inspired by real events that happened at Carta Monastery?
- Was the film The Nun filmed at Carta Cistercian Monastery?
Tourist Information and Map
| Construction Year | 1205 |
| Founder | The Order of Cistercians Monks |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Visiting Hours | 11:00 – 20:00 Phone No: 0752-055.997 for groups, call in advance |
| Ticket Price | Adults: 10 Lei (2 Euro); Children: 5 Lei (1 Euro) |
| Facilities | Access for disabled people, Car Parking, Toilet |
| Location | 110 Principală Street, Cârța 557070, Romania, Europe |
What can you visit at The Abbey of Carta?
The ensemble consists of the ruins of The Cistercian Monastery, The Soldier Cemetery, The Church, The Rectory, and the Teacher’s House and hosts a museum.
Who founded the Cistercian Monastery of Carta?
The monastery was built by Cistercian monks from Igriș. The Cistercian order was founded in 1098, in Burgundy, by Abbot Robert de Molesmes.
The Cistercians introduced a new religious program and a new architecture, giving up the “splendor” of the Benedictine buildings. The transition to a sober and functional architecture was therefore made.
The bell tower, built in 1495, still stands. You can climb to the top of the old structure.
The largest part still standing is the choir, transformed today into an evangelical church.
In the large courtyard of the monastery is the tombstone of Franz Pindur, a Saxon painter and graphic artist.
The Abbey of Carta is unique?
The Abbey of Carta is the only Cistercian Monastery in Romania.
In the ruins of the church, you can visit the unique cemetery of German soldiers who fell in September 1916.
Carta is the first church where you can admire the combination of the Romanesque style with the early Gothic.
The Abbey of Carta is the easternmost Cistercian monastery in Europe.
In order to build a better defense against their enemies, the monks built two caves near the monastery, where they could hide. Legends say they even dug a tunnel from the church altar to the Olt river.
The interior of the church has a baroque altar, a mechanical organ, and a keystone with the image of the Virgin Mary, the patroness of the Cistercians.
Is Carta Monastery haunted?
Legend has it that those monks who lived in this monastery worked very hard and ate very little (they fasted and ate only 3 hours a day). Thus, the lifespan was very short, a maximum of 40 years. After they died they were buried under the monastery. Their spirits are said to roam throughout the monastery today and those who live here today constantly find things moving from where they were left or tell that the walls sometimes vibrate.
Is the movie The Nun inspired by real events that happened at Carta Monastery?
The subject of the film: In Romania, at the Carta Monastery, two nuns who enter a tunnel to find a Christian relic are attacked by evil forces. One of them dies and the other manages to save herself. A priest from the Vatican is sent to investigate the phenomenon.
The action of the film is fictional and there was no incident like that at the Cârța Monastery.
Was the film The Nun filmed at Carta Cistercian Monastery?
The movie The Nun presents Carta Monastery as the place where the action is happening, but the filming was done at Castel Film Studios in Bucharest, at the Palace of the Parliament, and at Corvinilor Castle.
