The Serbesti Rock
COUNTY ATTRACTIONS
About
The Şerbești Rock is located 17 km from Piatra-Neamț, in the commune of Ștefan cel Mare, on the Măgura Șerbești hill (512 m). Access is by road, via National Road/DN15D Piatra Neamț - Roman. Towards the end of the village of Girov, turn left on the County Road/DJ208G towards Hanul Ancuței (the Ancuței Inn) until the village of Ștefan cel Mare, where there is a signpost to the reservation.
ATTRACTION DETAILS
The Şerbești Rock, known by the locals as the "Hill with a Human Face" or the "Hill of the Dead", is a natural monument with the status of a geological and landscape nature reserve of category III IUCN.
The element of uniqueness of this strange formation is given by the hard sandstones, which rose in an unusual way, following the tectonic movements, marls and conglomerates of Sarmatian age formed about 10 million years ago. On closer inspection, the steep incline of these formations resembles a human profile looking up to the sky.
In 1972, the Şerbești Rock was declared a protected area on a surface of 5 hectares following the important geological and paleontological discoveries made in the area: fossil shells, fossil marine snails, and two species of oak.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
The locals of these places talk about a myth of a fight between the "giants" who lived millions of years ago on the Ceahlău mountain. One of the giants chose his eternal place in this area, where he hid under a piece of hill. With the passage of time, his face has surfaced and we can see him resting in complete peace, looking up at the sky.
The legend from the time of Stephen the Great says that the Rock from Şerbești was a place where the Grand Voivode hung the heads of prisoners from the battles with the Turks. The locals still call the place "The hill with the heads". According to this myth, the heads of the fallen warriors represented a sign for all those who traveled in those times in the area of Moldavia.
ATTRACTION DETAILS
The Şerbești Rock, known by the locals as the "Hill with a Human Face" or the "Hill of the Dead", is a natural monument with the status of a geological and landscape nature reserve of category III IUCN.
The element of uniqueness of this strange formation is given by the hard sandstones, which rose in an unusual way, following the tectonic movements, marls and conglomerates of Sarmatian age formed about 10 million years ago. On closer inspection, the steep incline of these formations resembles a human profile looking up to the sky.
In 1972, the Şerbești Rock was declared a protected area on a surface of 5 hectares following the important geological and paleontological discoveries made in the area: fossil shells, fossil marine snails, and two species of oak.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
The locals of these places talk about a myth of a fight between the "giants" who lived millions of years ago on the Ceahlău mountain. One of the giants chose his eternal place in this area, where he hid under a piece of hill. With the passage of time, his face has surfaced and we can see him resting in complete peace, looking up at the sky.
The legend from the time of Stephen the Great says that the Rock from Şerbești was a place where the Grand Voivode hung the heads of prisoners from the battles with the Turks. The locals still call the place "The hill with the heads". According to this myth, the heads of the fallen warriors represented a sign for all those who traveled in those times in the area of Moldavia.
