Racovița Kula, Mioveni
Cula Racovița
sat aparținător Racovița; oraș Mioveni, Argeș · Str. Racoviceanu Nicolae 110
Sundays 10:00-14:00, other days on request for groups (CIMEC guide)
Summary
A c. 20 m tall fortified boyar tower in the Racovița district of Mioveni (Argeș County), dated 1806 and rebuilt after a fire in 1877. It houses the Constantin Năstase Ethnographic Museum, run by Mioveni town.
History
A plaque on the south facade gives 1806 as the building date, and it is attributed to Colonel (polcovnic) Nicolae Racoviceanu; oral tradition gives 1786. The museum guide describes it as a three-level defensive refuge. Racoviceanu was killed in a robbery. A fire in 1877 damaged it and it was rebuilt in 1878 by his nephew Grigore Racoviceanu. In 1925 the owner I. A. Dobrovitz re-roofed and re-plastered it, and the Ministry of Culture renovated it in 1973-1975. It has housed an ethnographic museum founded by two teachers, a father and his son, which was donated to Mioveni City Council in 2009.
Transactions & prices
| Date | Type | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Donation | — | Museum donated by the founding family to Mioveni City Council ↗ |
Listed components
- Culă — 1797 (AG-II-m-A-13743.01)
- Parc — sec. XIX - XX (AG-II-m-A-13743.02)
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