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Cluj-Napoca ( Romanian: [ˈkluʒ naˈpoka] ⓘ ), or simply Cluj ( Hungarian: Kolozsvár [ˈkoloʒvaːr] ⓘ, German: Klausenburg ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country [ 5] and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (445 kilometres (277 miles ...
The history of Cluj-Napoca covers the time from the Roman conquest of Dacia, when a Roman settlement named Napoca existed on the location of the later city, through the founding of Cluj and its flourishing as the main cultural and religious center in the historical province of Transylvania, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Cluj County in north-western Romania.
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County seat, is the second largest city in Romania. With a population of more than 47,000 inhabitants, Turda is the second largest city in Cluj County. Dej Gherla Huedin. Cluj County has 5 municipalities, 1 town and 75 communes. Municipalities: Câmpia Turzii; pop. 22,223 (as of 2011) Cluj-Napoca – county seat; pop. 324,576
Besides banks, Cluj-Napoca features several modern buildings constructed under the aegis of the local government. The most recent is the Octavian Goga Library Building, which also houses information centers for the European Union and NATO. This building was started in 2000 and completed in 2003. Other post-Communist-era government buildings ...
The Cluj metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Cluj County, which includes Cluj-Napoca and 19 communes nearby: Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Florești, Gilău, Gârbau, Jucu, Petreștii de Jos, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni. The total area of the metropolitan area is ...
Someșeni (formerly known as Someșfalău; German: Mikelsdorf; Hungarian: Szamosfalva) is a largely residential neighbourhood of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. History [ edit ] In the 5th century, the area was inhabited by Gepids , as evidenced by the Treasure of Someșeni which was discovered in 1963.
Carolina Obelisk. Cross on the Cetățuie. Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Statuary Group. Lupa Capitolina. Matthias Corvinus Monumental Ensemble. ”Shot Pillars” Monument. Școala Ardeleană Statuary Group. Statue of Avram Iancu. Statue of Baba Novac.
Lucian Blaga (1895-1961), poet and philosopher. Nicolae Bocșan (1947-2016), historian, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (2004–2008) Alexandru Borza (1887-1971), botanist, founder of the Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden. Corneliu Coposu (1914-1995), founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party, anti-communist political prisoner.