Str. Ioan Patras
Sapanta, Romania, 437305

Phone: 0758312783

Website

31 Dec 2025: The machine is gone

The Merry Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul Vesel) is a cemetery in the village of Sapanta, Maramures county, Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naive paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the persons that are buried there as well as scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction. 7/14/11

The entry fee is 10 lei for adults

The machine is located near the main entrance of the cemetery. It takes 3 Romanian lei to make a coin. Designs are:
1) Image of a cross with amusing or satirical epitaphs carved on it
2) Stan Ioan Patras – creator
3) Religious picture
4) Church.