Church Saint Nicholas of former Bălteni hermitage, built in 1626 by the great vornic of Wallachia, Hrizea Coconu, the master of the Bălteni village
This church and Bălteni village lie in Scroviștea area of Ilfov county.
Few Romanians know that "Scroviștea", the name of this little forest near Bucharest, is actually Slavic.
Skrovište (скровиште) means hideout in Serbo-Croatian and sŭkrovište (съкровищте) means hiding place or treasury in Old Church Slavonic and treasure in Bulgarian.
It is the name of the forest and of the train station near Bălteni village, less than 30 minutes away from Bucharest by Regio train.
I'm suprised that the name didn't spark the imagination of treasure hunters, but the real treasure of this area is its beauty (and its value as real estate, unfortunately).
One of the few truly magical places, visited at the right time. Like most such places, there is a time to visit when magic is at its best - during spring bloom, for instance.
Church Saint Nicholas of former Bălteni hermitage, built in 1626 by the great vornic of Wallachia, Hrizea Coconu, the master of the Bălteni village
This church and Bălteni village lie in Scroviștea area of Ilfov county.
Few Romanians know that "Scroviștea", the name of this little forest near Bucharest, is actually Slavic.
Skrovište (скровиште) means hideout in Serbo-Croatian and sŭkrovište (съкровищте) means hiding place or treasury in Old Church Slavonic and treasure in Bulgarian.
It is the name of the forest and of the train station near Bălteni village, less than 30 minutes away from Bucharest by Regio train.
I'm suprised that the name didn't spark the imagination of treasure hunters, but the real treasure of this area is its beauty (and its value as real estate, unfortunately).
One of the few truly magical places, visited at the right time. Like most such places, there is a time to visit when magic is at its best - during spring bloom, for instance.