History
The battles from Marasti from 22nd of July to 1st of August 1917 marked the first victories of the Romanian Army in World War First. The battlefield from Marasti was built to honour them, right after the end of the war.
Sacrifice
The battle from Marasti lasted for 10 days, while 1469 soldiers died and 3052 Romanian soldiers were wounded. In Marasti Mausoleum were inhumed 5.342 known and unknown heroes, Romanians, Russians and Germans.
Philanthropy
On December 5, 1917, at Cotofanesti, “Marasti” Society was founded, the one which was going to rebuild the village and to raise, in the loving memory of those lost in battle, Marasti Mausoleum and the bust of Marshal Averescu.
Welcome to Marasti Battle Field
THE PROJECT
Racoasa Hall implements the project “100 years of heroism at Mărăști”
The project aims at setting up a memorialistic route of “The Battle from Mărăști”.
Eternal glory to our heroes
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NEWS
July 29 – The Night of the Mausoleums at Mărăști
The Vrancea County Council organizes the “Night of the Mausoleums”, an event within the project The Centenary of the Great War, Heroic Vrancea 1917-2017. Thus, on […]
The Centenary of the Great War, Heroic Vrancea 1917-2017
The Minister of National Defense, Mr. Adrian Țuțuianu, the president of the Vrancea County Council, Mr. Marian Oprișan, the secretary of state and head of the […]
The President of Romania, the first head of state to commemorate the heroes at the Mărăști Mausoleum
The President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Iohannis, was the first head of state to commemorate the heroes at the Mărăști Mausoleum. A century after the battles […]