Lăpușna Castle

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The Castle of Lăpușna, located in the Gurghiului mountains at 815 meters altitude, in Ibănești commune, was built between 1925-1926, but was finished and decorated as late as 1933, and it belonged to the kings of Romania Ferdinand and Carol II the second.

During the communist period, Lăpușna Castle has become hunting castle and thereto encamped great names of the international policy, such as Nikita Sergheevici Hrușciov, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union (1953-1964), Todor Jivkov Hristov, the presindent the president of Bulgaria and leader of the Communist Party from Bulgaria, or Iosip Broz Tito, former president of the Iugoslavia (1953-1980).

Nearby the castle there is Lăpușna Monastery dating from 1779. The area offers many opportunities spending free time in a a perfect natural setting, and it is perfect for sport fishing on the Gurghiu river, hunting and hunting tourism.

The hunting castle of Lăpușna currently works as an accommodation for tourists. It was recently renovated, and detained 40 accommodation places, 16 rooms of 3 hotel stars, and 24 rooms of 2 hotel stars.

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Lapușna, Ibănești village, Mureș county
GPS:
46.7674000744, 25.2156448724