Oarba de Mureș - The Romanian War Heroes’ Memorial

At Oarba de Mures, on the road from Târgu Mureș to Cluj-Napoca, the Cemetery of the Romanian Heroes of the Second World War can be found, located on a large terrace near the banks of River Mureș. It was built in memory of the 11.000 soldiers who died here between September 17 and October 5, 1944 for the liberation of Northern Transylvania. About 3,500 Romanian heroes are buried here, of whom 1,169 have been identified in the archives to date. On the initiative of the local people, an imposing monument has been erected in the centre of the cemetery,  on a massive concrete plinth in two steps, with a 10 m high column. The plinth has the following text inscribed on the main façade: "GLORY TO THE ROMANIAN HEROES WHO FELL FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE FATHERLAND".