Cheia
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For other uses, see Cheia (disambiguation).
Cheia is a mountain resort, 60 kilometers north of Ploieşti, Prahova county, Romania. Situated in the Teleajen Valley, it is surrounded by Ciucaş Mountain and Zăganu Mountain.
Heights, as shown in the panoramic photo (from left to right, view from the Babes peak):
- Bratocea pass (1263 m)
- Tesla peak (1613 m)
- Ciucaş peak (1954 m)
- Valea Berii (the Beer Valley)
- Muntele Roşu (the Red Mountain)
- Gropşoare peak (1833 m)
- Zăganu peak (1817 m)
- Cheia resort (875 m).
Mânăstirea Cheia, guarded by the Patron saint of the Holy Trinity, is a monk monastery, placed on the right bank of Tâmpa creek. First attested 1770, the present Church was built between 1835–1839 and paint by Gheorghe Tattarescu in 1937.
