Snagov (population: 7,000) is a commune located 40 km north of Bucharest in Ilfov county, Romania.

History

Snagov village was built around the Snagov monastery. The first record of it is in a document dated 1408 from the court of Mircea cel Batran.

Nowadays, it is a popular holiday resort and many villas were built on the shores of the lake, especially after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.

In 2002, the Romanian government decided to build a Disneyland-style park named "Dracula Park" in Snagov, but the project's future appears to be uncertain as of 2004.

Name

The name is of South Slavic origin (probably Bulgarian), from the the word snaga (meaning "force", "power") and the "-ov" sufix.

Tourist sites

• Snagov lake , a lake with a surface of 5.75 km²
• Snagov monastery , located on an island on Snagov lake. The grave of Vlad Tepes is said to be located here.
• Siliştea Snagovului , a church built in 1664.
• Snagov forest , the last remnant of the codrii Vlasiei that once surrounded Bucharest.

External links

• Snagov Radio
• Snagov.ro