Popești is a locality situated in Cluj county, with a population of 601 inhabitants.

Popești

Popești, Matskási crypt

GPS Coordinates:
46.82848 N, 23.52543 E

Popești locality in 1720 ends at The Matskásis. The family's men had predilection to military career. The Matskásis' crypt was built at village's boarder, today is surrounded by a thick bush. The crypt ended up in deplorable state. Inhabitants sustain that they didn't violate the tombs, everything happened during starvation when people from Moldova arrived here and opened the tombs to look for jewels.

Since then the crypt's door is gone maybe it was burnt on a tomb's stone or decorates a house's entrance. The tomb's rooms are empty a part of tomb stones are broken and covered with trashes. If urgent measurements aren't taken the last remained marks of The Matskásis from Popești will disappear.

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