Valea Mare, Covasna

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Template:Infobox Romanian subdivision Valea Mare (Template:Langx) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania Romania. It is composed of a single village, Valea Mare, which was part of Barcani Commune before being split off in 1999.

Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of Covasna County, Template:Cvt southwest of the town of Covasna and Template:Cvt southeast of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe. It is situated at an altitude of Template:Cvt, in the valley of the stream Valea Mare (Nagypatak).

Valea Mare is crossed by the county road DJ121A, which starts in Întorsura Buzăului, Template:Cvt to the south, and ends in Aita Mare, Template:Cvt to the northwest.

Demographics

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Sights

Its Orthodox church was built in 1793.[3] The Valea Mare Monastery was built in 1998 on the initiative of Gheorghe Avram as a monastery situated in the center of Romania.[4]

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