The monument and the martyrs' house are listed monuments of national value (LMI MM-IV-m-A-04828 and 04829), and the monument holds 4.7 on Google from more than 100 reviews.
About the place
On 14 October 1944 retreating Hungarian troops shot 29 Romanians and 3 Jews at Moisei, men from forced-labour units brought from Mureș, Cluj and Maramureș counties. They fired through the windows of a wooden house at the edge of the village, and the village was set on fire. The dead were buried only two weeks later, when the villagers came back.
On the hill above, the sculptor Gheza Vida raised the monument: 12 stone pillars set in a ring, two with human faces and ten with traditional Maramureș masks. About 170 metres away, the wooden house has been a museum since 1983, with personal belongings and photographs of the victims. On Google the monument holds 4.7 from 109 reviews and the house 4.5 from 142.
Good to know
- The National Heritage Institute's museum guide gives the house museum's hours as Tuesday–Sunday 9–17, closed Monday; call ahead, especially in winter.
- The monument is reached by a flight of 44 steps; the house is a few minutes' walk away, on the road towards Borșa.
- Moisei Monastery is about 4 km to the west, so you can see both in the same morning.
Opening hours
Opening hours are not confirmed. Check the venue's website before you go.