Aninişu din Deal: Forest Paths, Churches and Monastic Sites

In the wider area around Aninişu din Deal, picturesque forest paths frequently run along the main watercourses and are used as places for weekend excursions and camping. The upper reaches of the Blahnița and Cărpiniș streams feature impressive gorge sections. Watercourse, route and landscape form can be considered separately for your own planning. Thus, the paths along the watercourses represent a different form of landscape orientation from the gorge sections in the upper reaches. Both aspects are part of the natural landscape in the wider area around Aninişu din Deal, but when considering them they should not be combined into a single landform.

Nature and Geology

The territory of the Crasna municipality extends to the main ridge of the Parâng Mountains. Several peaks are over 2,000 meters high, including Gruiu at 2,345 meters. The Locul fosilifer Buzeşti, a geological reserve with an area of 1.00 hectare, is also located within the territory of the Crasna municipality. The elevations and the reserve area represent different scales within the landscape assessment. The main ridge, the individual peaks and the geological reserve therefore each mark their own points of reference: a mountain ridge in one case, specific elevations in another, and a defined area in the third.

Geographical Context

The municipal road DC 7A connects Aninişu din Deal with Radoși over a length of 2 kilometers. When planning a route, this specific road length can be considered separately from the information on mountain elevations, watercourses and geological areas. This keeps the road connection, landscape scale and local reference legible as distinct pieces of information, without equating the two kilometers with a distance to the natural or cultural sites.

Churches and Monastic Sites

In the Crasna municipality, immediately next to Schitul Crasna, stands the wooden church “Izvorul Tămăduirii”. In the center of Aninișu din Vale stands the wooden church “Cuvioasa Paraschiva”, approximately 37 meters east of the county road DJ665. In the southeastern part of the village of Crasna stands the wooden church “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” near the Blahnița River, on the right-hand side of county road DJ661 when traveling from Blahnița de Sus. The church “Sf. Ioan Botezătorul” is located in Aninişu din Deal.

When planning your own sightseeing itinerary, you can consider the location, proximity to roads and proximity to the river separately. Ethnoculturally, the Crasna municipality lies at the intersection between the ethnographic area of Oltenia de sub Munte in Gorj and the ethnographic area of Mărginimea Sibiului. The Icoana Monastery is located in the village of Cărpiniș and is one of the municipality’s historic monuments. Schitul Crasna is located in Crasna Ungureni and dates back to 1636. The monastic cells of Schitul Crasna date from the 17th century and were rebuilt in 1808. The Biserica Sfântul Nicolae church in Crasna is associated with the year 1636 and a fresco from 1757. Place names, architectural forms and dates can be compared separately when planning cultural visits. The cultural classification therefore ranges from individual wooden churches in different villages to monastic complexes, historic monuments and an explicitly named ethnographic intersection.

Other Places

Tismana, Săcelu, Ţânţăreni, Baia De Fier, Muşeteşti, Dobriţa, Aninoasa, Runcu

For the broader travel overview: Gorj.