Palace of Justice, Cluj-Napoca
Search results
Cluj-Napoca (Romanian: [ˈkluʒ naˈpoka] ⓘ), or simply Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozsvár [ˈkoloʒvaːr] ⓘ, German: Klausenburg), is the second-most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country.
- Cluj-Napoca Neolog Synagogue
Interior view. The Neolog Synagogue (Romanian: Sinagoga...
- Historical Province
The historical regions of Romania are located in Central,...
- History
The history of Cluj-Napoca covers the time from the Roman...
- Cluj-Napoca Neolog Synagogue
Cluj-Napoca, numit doar Cluj până în 1974 și în limbajul cotidian, (în latină Claudiopolis, maghiară Kolozsvár, în germană Klausenburg, în dialectul săsesc: Kleusenburch, în idiș קלויזנבורג Cloizânburg) este municipiul de reședință al județului Cluj, Transilvania, România.
People also ask
Where is Cluj Napoca located?
Why is Cluj Napoca called Cluj?
What is Cluj Napoca known for?
How many people live in Cluj Napoca?
- Ancient Times
- Middle Ages
- Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Twentieth Century
- After The Romanian Revolution
- See Also
- Footnotes
Etymology and origin
About the origin of the settlement's name Napoca or Napucaseveral hypotheses have been advanced. The most important are the following: 1. Dacian name having the same root "nap" (cf. ancient Armenian root "nap") as that of the Dacian river Naparis attested by Herodotus, but with an augmentative suffix uk/ok i.e. over, great 2. Name derived from that of the Dacianized Scythiantribe known as the Napae 3. Name probably akin to an indigenous (Thracian) element in Romanian, the word năpârcă 'viper'...
Pre-Roman times
The oldest human settlement near Cluj, dating from the Neolithic Age, is at Gura Baciului, near Suceagu, in the valley of a tributary of the Nadăș river and nearby the Hoia Forest. Traces of the Thracian-Dacians and Celts suggest that the region was occupied intermittently throughout the Bronze and IronAges. As economies centered around cattle-raising developed in the Pannonian plain, the importance of the salt trade with the Transylvanian Plainbecame ever more important. Two major routes, on...
Roman times
The Romans conquered Dacia between AD 101 and 106 under Trajan, and a Roman settlement of Napoca is first recorded on a milestone found in 1758 in the nearby Aitoncommune. The Milliarium of Aiton is an ancient Roman milestone (milliarium) dating from 108 AD, shortly after the conquest, evidence of the construction of a road from Potaissa to Napoca. It indicates a distance of ten thousand feet (P.M.X.) to Potaissa. This is the first epigraphical attestation of the settlements of Potaissa and N...
For the most part of the Migration Period, nothing is certain about the site's history as a settlement until the Hungarians (Magyars) arrived in Pannonia in the 9th Century. The modern city of Cluj-Napoca was founded by German settlers as Klausenburg in the 13th Century. The name "Napoca" was added to the traditional Romanian city name "Cluj" by di...
After the Ausgleich (compromise) which created Austria-Hungary in 1867, Klausenburg and Transylvania were again integrated into the Kingdom of Hungary. During this time, Kolozsvar was among the largest and most important cities of the kingdom, and was the seat of KolozsCounty. In 1897, the Hungarian government decided that only Hungarian place name...
After World War I, Cluj became part of the Kingdom of Romania, along with the rest of Transylvania. The Romanian authorities took over the University of Cluj, transforming it into a Romanian institution. On May 12, 1919, the Romanian University of Cluj was set up, with King Ferdinandproclaiming the University open on February 1, 1920. In 1940 Cluj ...
Following the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the nationalist politician Gheorghe Funar became mayor for 12 years. His tenure was marked by strong Romanian nationalistic and anti-Hungarian ideas. A number of public art projects were undertaken by the city with the aim of highlighting Romanian symbols of the city, most of them regarded by Hungarian eth...
a.The engraving, dating back to 1617, was executed by Georg Houfnagel after the painting of Egidius van der Rye (the original was done in the workshop of Braun and Hagenberg).
Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ (help · info); Hungarian: Kolozsvár; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Napoca, Castrum Clus, Claudiopolis; Yiddish: קלויזנבורג), until 1974 Cluj, is the third biggest city in Romania, and is the capital city of Cluj County, in the north-western part of Transylvania.
Cluj-Napoca (Romanian), Kolozsvár (Hungarian) or Klausenburg (German) is the capital of Cluj county and the unofficial capital of the historical region of Transylvania. The city, with about 320,000 people (2016), is very pleasant, and it is a great experience for those who want to see urban Transylvanian life at its best.
Shopping. Tourist Info / Local Authorities. Health and Safety. Maps. Cluj Fast Facts. Location: Transylvania, Central Romania. Nearest Airport: Cluj Napoca (CLJ) Area: 69.3 sq. miles (179.5 sq. km) Elevation: 1,181 ft. (360 meters) Population: 380,000 (metropolitan area) Inhabited since: 200 BC. First documented: 1173 AD ( Clus)
The following detailed sequence of events covers the timeline of Cluj-Napoca, a city in Transylvania, Romania.
