Cluj-Napoca

Settlement at Cluj-Napoca reaches as far back as prehistoric times. After the Roman Empire conquered Dacia in the beginning of the 2nd century, Trajan established a legion base at a Dacian settlement known as Napoca. Although it was founded as a military base, Napoca grew rapidly as civilians settled nearby. Hadrian raised Napoca to the status of a municipium, naming it Municipium Aelium Hadrianum Napoca. The locality was later raised to the status of a colonia, probably during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Napoca became a provincial capital of Provincia Porolissensis and the seat of a procurator. However, during the Migrations P ...

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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca - History, Cluj-Napoca - Population, Cluj-Napoca - Modern Architecture, Cluj-Napoca - Economy, Cluj-Napoca - Education, Cluj-Napoca - Sports Teams, Cluj-Napoca - Football soccer, Cluj-Napoca - Rugby, Cluj-Napoca - Voleyball, Cluj-Napoca - Basketball, Cluj-Napoca - Handball, Cluj-Napoca - Waterpolo, Cluj-Napoca - Some tourist attractions

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Settlement at Cluj-Napoca reaches as far back as prehistoric times. After the Roman Empire conquered Dacia in the beginning of the 2nd century, Trajan established a legion base at a Dacian settlement known as Napoca. Although it was founded as a military base, Napoca grew rapidly as civilians settled nearby. Hadrian raised Napoca to the status of a municipium, naming it Municipium Aelium Hadrianum Napoca. The locality was later raised to the status of a colonia, probably during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Napoca became a provincial capital of Provincia Porolissensis and the seat of a procurator. However, during the Migrations P ...

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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca - History, Cluj-Napoca - Population, Cluj-Napoca - Economy, Cluj-Napoca - Education, Cluj-Napoca - Sports Teams, Cluj-Napoca - Football soccer, Cluj-Napoca - Rugby, Cluj-Napoca - Basketball, Cluj-Napoca - Handball, Cluj-Napoca - Waterpolo, Cluj-Napoca - Some tourist attractions

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Cologne (German: Köln ▶ (help·info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germany's fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Cologne lies on the River Rhine in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia about half way between Frankfurt and Amsterdam. It is the largest city in the Rhine-Ruhr Area, one of the largest European metropol ...

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Astral Telecom S.A. is a Romanian telecommunications company, a cable television network, internet service provider and telephone operator. Founded in Cluj-Napoca in 1993, it is currently the owner of the second-largest cable network in Romania, behind Romanian Cable Systems and is also one the most important Romanian ISPs, having about 900,000 customers (2005) and generating 25% of the web traffic in Romania. Astral was rebranded in 2003 by Brandient, when it launched a new marketing image as well as the motto Creat să evoluze (Created to evolve in Romanian) I ...

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Béla Károlyi (born September 13, 1942 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania), is an world-renowned gymnastics coach. Together with his wife, Marta, Károlyi has coached United States and Romania Olympic teams to medal success. Károlyi's debut as a coach was in 1974. His Olympic coaching debut was during the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He was also a coach for Romania at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. During a Romanian team tour of the United States in 1981, he and his wife, Martha defected, getting ...

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Cluj may refer to Cluj County, Romania Cluj-Napoca, county seat of Cluj County, till 1974 named Cluj Other related archivesCluj County, Cluj-Napoca

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44°25′N 26°06′E Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti /bu.ku'reʃtʲ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′N 26°06′E, and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River. The city was first mentioned in 1459 and became the capital of Romania in 1862. Since then, it has gone through a variety of changes and has become the centre of the Romanian mass media, cul ...

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• Bucharest - Communist architecture
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The Kolozsvár Ghetto was one of the lesser known Jewish ghettos of the World War II era. This was a harsh ghetto existing in Kolozsvár, Hungary (now known as Cluj-Napoca in Romania). The ghettoization of the Cluj Jews began on May 3, 1944, and was completed within a week. The Jews were concentrated in the Iris brickyard in the northern part of the city. Consisting mostly of shacks used for drying bricks and tiles, the ghetto had practically no facilities for the approximately eighteen thousand Jews who were assembled there fr ...

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Pécs - The Ancient Roman and early medieval city. The area has been inhabited since ancient times, the oldest archaeological findings are 6000 years old. Before the Roman era the place was inhabited by Celts. When Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire (named Pannonia), the Romans founded several wine-producing colonies under the collective name of Sopianae where now Pécs stands, in the early 2nd century. The name Sopianae possibly comes from the plural of the Celtic sop meaning ...

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Pécs, Pécs - History, Pécs - The Ancient Roman and early medieval city, Pécs - The Hungarian city in the Middle Ages, Pécs - Pécs under Ottoman rule, Pécs - Pécs in modern times, Pécs - Economy, Pécs - Education, Pécs - Famous people born in Pécs, Pécs - Twin towns, Pécs - Source

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Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Japan Osaka (Kansai International Airport) Tokyo (Narita International Airport) Austrian Airlines destinations - South Asia. India Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji Inter ...

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Austrian Airlines destinations, Austrian Airlines destinations - Africa, Austrian Airlines destinations - Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - East Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - South Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Southeast Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Southwest Asia, Austrian Airlines destinations - Europe, Austrian Airlines destinations - North America, Austrian Airlines destinations - Caribbean, Austrian Airlines destinations - Oceania

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List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Burgenland. Liszt, Ferenc (Raiding, Austria; composer) See also German category Kategorie:Burgenländer ...

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List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Austria, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Burgenland, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Romania, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Serbia, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Slovakia, List of famous Hungarians who were born outside of present-day Hungary - Ukraine

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The area has been inhabited since the ancient times – archaeological findings date back to the Neolithic, proving human presence for over 70.000 years. Its first known dwellers were the Cotinus, one of the Celt tribes. The area has been occupied by Hungarians during the "Conquest" in the late 9th century. It was named after the Miskóc clan and was first mentioned by this name around 1210. The Miskóc clan lost their power when King Charles I centralized his power by ...

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Miskolc, Miskolc - Geography, Miskolc - Demographics, Miskolc - History, Miskolc - Historical population, Miskolc - Economy, Miskolc - City parts of Miskolc, Miskolc - Avas, Miskolc - Belváros Downtown, Miskolc - Diósgyőr, Miskolc - Egyetemváros University Town, Miskolc - Hejőcsaba and Görömböly, Miskolc - Lillafüred, Miskolc - Martintelep, Miskolc - Miskolctapolca, Miskolc - Alsóhámor Bükkszentlászló Felsőhámor Ómassa Szirma, Miskolc - Tourist sights, Miskolc - Downtown, Miskolc - Diósgyőr, Miskolc - Lillafüred, Miskolc - Miskolctapolca, Miskolc - Near to the city, Miskolc - Public transport, Miskolc - Famous people, Miskolc - Born in Miskolc, Miskolc - Lived in Miskolc, Miskolc - Twin towns of Miskolc

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Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area now constituting Transylvania was the political center of Dacia. The Dacians are often mentioned under Augustus, according to whom they were compelled to recognize Roman supremacy. However they were by no means subdued, and in later times seized every opportunity of crossing the frozen Danube during winter and ravaging the Roman cities in the recently acquired Roman p ...

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Transylvania, Transylvania - Geography, Transylvania - Economy, Transylvania - Population, Transylvania - Etymology, Transylvania - History, Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state, Transylvania - Early Middle Ages: From Dacia to the Great Migrations, Transylvania - Late Middle Ages: Transylvania as part of the Kingdom of Hungary, Transylvania - Transylvania as an independent principality, Transylvania - Under Austrian Rule 1711-1867, Transylvania - Transylvania as part of Romania, Transylvania - Historical population, Transylvania - Historical coat of arms of Transylvania, Transylvania - Tourist attractions, Transylvania - Culture

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Béla Kun - Early ages. His father was a lapsed Jew, and his mother a lapsed Protestant. His father was the village notary. Béla Magyarized his surname to Kun in 1906. Though Kun was hostile to all forms of religion, his original Jewish surname was to be the cause of much anti-semitic prejudice against him later in his career. Despite his secular upbringing, Kun was educated at a famous Calvinist kollegium (grammar school) in the city of K ...

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Béla Kun, Béla Kun - Biography, Béla Kun - Early ages, Béla Kun - Early career in the Worker's Movement, Béla Kun - To the Soviet Republic, Béla Kun - The Soviet Republic 1919, Béla Kun - Activity in Austria and the Crimean Areas, Béla Kun - The March Action” in Germany, Béla Kun - Late career, Béla Kun - Endnotes

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List of palaces - Argentina. San Martin Palace List of palaces - Austria. Schönbrunn Palace - former summer residence of the Habsburgs, Vienna Palais Rothschild Hofburg Imperial Palace - Seat of Federal President, former imperial palace, Vienna Belvedere Palace - former summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna List of palaces - Bangladesh. See also:

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International E-road network - North-South reference. E05 - Greenock - Glasgow - Preston - Birmingham - Southampton ... Le Havre - Paris - Orléans - Bordeaux - San Sebastian - Madrid - Sevilla - Algeciras E15 - Inverness - Perth - Edinburgh - Newcastle - London - Folkestone - Dover ... Calais - Paris - Lyon - Orange - Narbonne - Girona - Barcelona - Tarragona - Castellón de la Plana - Valencia - Alicante - Murcia - Almería - Málaga - Algeciras E25 - Hoek van Holland - Rotterdam - Eindh ...

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International E-road network, International E-road network - Numbering system, International E-road network - Exceptions, International E-road network - Notes to the listings, International E-road network - Class A roads, International E-road network - North-South reference, International E-road network - West-East reference, International E-road network - North-South intermediate, International E-road network - West-East intermediate, International E-road network - Class B roads, International E-road network - Signage

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Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area now constituting Transylvania was the political center of Dacia. The Dacians are often mentioned under Augustus, according to whom they were compelled to recognize Roman supremacy. However they were by no means subdued, and in later times seized every opportunity of crossing the frozen Danube during winter and ravaging the Roman cities in the recently acquired Roman p ...

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Transylvania, Transylvania - Geography, Transylvania - Economy, Transylvania - Population, Transylvania - Etymology, Transylvania - History, Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state, Transylvania - Early Middle Ages: From Dacia to the Great Migrations, Transylvania - Late Middle Ages: Transylvania as part of the Kingdom of Hungary, Transylvania - Transylvania as an independent principality, Transylvania - The Austrian Rule 1711-1867, Transylvania - Transylvania as part of Romania, Transylvania - Historical population, Transylvania - Historical coat of arms of Transylvania, Transylvania - Tourist attractions, Transylvania - Culture

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Main article: History of Romania In 513 BC, south of the Danube, the tribal confederation of the Getae were defeated by Darius during his campaign against the Scythians (Herodotus IV.93). Over half a millennium later, the Getae (also named Daci by Romans) were defeated by the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in two campaigns stretching from 101 to 106, and the core of their kingdom was turned into the Roman province of Dacia. The Gothic and Carpic campaigns in the Balkans during 238–256 forced the Roman Empire to reorganize ...

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Romania, Romania - Name, Romania - History, Romania - Romanian heads of state from the Unification of 1859, Romania - Politics, Romania - Administrative divisions, Romania - Geography, Romania - Largest cities, Romania - Economy, Romania - Trade, Romania - Taxation, Romania - Debt, Romania - Wages, Romania - Currency, Romania - National Budget, Romania - National Holidays, Romania - Sport in Romania, Romania - Demographics, Romania - Ethnicity, Romania - Language, Romania - Religion, Romania - Culture, Romania - Miscellaneous topics, Romania - Gallery, Romania - International rankings

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The economy of Nord-Vest is mainly agricultural (46% of its population having as the main occupation agriculture), even though there is some heavy and light industry in the major regional industrial centres, Cluj-Napoca, Oradea, Baia Mare and Satu Mare. There are also several mining centres in Maramureş county and in the Apuseni Mountains. Many of these mining areas have been partly shut down, resulting in significant local unemployment, despite the fact that unemployment in Nord-Vest region is at approximately 4%, below the Romanian ...

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Nord-Vest development region, Nord-Vest development region - Counties, Nord-Vest development region - Economy, Nord-Vest development region - Infrastructure, Nord-Vest development region - Demographics

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During World War II, the airport in Otopeni was used as an air base of the Third Reich of Hitler. Up to 1965, it was restricted for military use, and was one of the major bases of the Romanian Air Force, with a runway of 1200m. Before 1965, Baneasa Airport was the only airport that Bucharest used for commercial flights. However, with the growth of air traffic, a new commercial airport was constructed in the settlement of Otopeni, where the military air base used to be. The existing runway was modernised, extended up to 3500m, making it even longer than that of Paris' Orly Airport. Also, a new passenger t ...

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Henri Coandă International Airport, Henri Coandă International Airport - City Access, Henri Coandă International Airport - Terminals, Henri Coandă International Airport - History, Henri Coandă International Airport - Airlines, Henri Coandă International Airport - Passenger Airlines, Henri Coandă International Airport - Cargo Airline, Henri Coandă International Airport - Future development

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