Păltiniş
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Păltiniş (German: Hohe Rinne) is a resort in Transylvania, Romania, 35 km soth-west from Sibiu in the Cindrel Mountains.
It is situated at 1440 m altitude, being the highest resort in Romania. It lies in a conifers forest, and it is a popular winter destination and in the summer it is sought for it's calm, for it's fresh air and for the easily accessible trekking routes.
It was founded by an association - Siebenburgischer Karpatenverein (S.K.V.) - in 1894 and three villas from that period still exist. Currently there are 4 hotels, 6 chalets and 17 villas and an increasing number of private holliday houses.
At the entrance in the resort, there is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, the place where the Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica spend the last period of his lifetime.
It is administred by the city of Sibiu although it lies on the territory of some communes from the region.
- [http://www.sibiu.ro/en/paltinis.htm]
- [Paltinis Photo Gallery] - Pictures of the Paltinis resort in winter
- from Wikitravel
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