Tara Hategului is a region full of beauty, poetry, mystery and history located in the South-Eastern Transylvania. It is considered as one of the densest regions of the country considering the number of historical monuments. The depression lying between Retezat, Poiana Rusca and Sureanu mountains is divided into two territories, Hateg at West and Pui at East, by the natural border of Dumbrava, Plostina and Poieni hills.
The area is also known as Hateg-Pui and it is mentioned in The Diploma of Hospitaller Knights, in 1247. Hateg town was first mentioned as a locality in a document from 1315.
The imagination of the visionary writer Jules Verne places the plot of a very famous novel, The Castle of the Carpathians, in Tara Hategului, in Colt Fortress whose ruins guard the road and a stone church surrounded by a particular mystery.
Among the stone churches existing in Tara Hategului, four of them are illustrated on the postage stamps of the issue “Stone Churches from Tara Hategului”.
On the postage stamp with the face value of 3.00 lei is reproduced the image of Saint Nicholas Church in Densus, which is the oldest Romanian church dating back to the 13th century and where religious services are still held today.
The postage stamp with the face value of 5.00 lei reproduces the image of Strei Church located in the homonymous village from Hunedoara County, in the middle of the former cemetery of the village. The only day when a religious service is held in the church is September 8th, when they celebrate The Assumption of the Virgin dedication day.
On the postage stamp with the face value of 7.60 lei is reproduced the image of Mintia Church, Vetel commune, Hunedoara county, an old church of reformed Calvinist confession. The church built in the 16th century lies in the close vicinity of Gyulay Ferencz Castle and has around it the tombs of many castle masters.
The postage stamp with the face value of 14.50 lei reproduces the image of Colt Church placed in Suseni village of Raul de Mori commune from Hunedoara County. Today, the church is used as a friary and has The All Saints Sunday as its dedication day.
Philatelic document – created into a limited edition of 160 copies, equipped with the postage stamps of the issue, numbered and cancelled with the “first day” postmark.
Set of 4 chromolithography – achieved into a limited run printing of 200 pieces having applied the postage stamps of the issue. This exclusive product is numbered in red from 001 to 200 and has the Romfilatelia embossed logo.
