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Cluj-Napoca ( Romanian: [ˈkluʒ naˈpoka] ⓘ ), or simply Cluj ( Hungarian: Kolozsvár [ˈkoloʒvaːr] ⓘ, German: Klausenburg ), is the second-most populous city in Romania [5] and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (445 kilometres (277 miles)), Budapest ...
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.
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 ...
Main façade, lateral view. The Piarist Church (Romanian: Biserica Piariștilor, also known as the Jesuit Church (Biserica Iezuiților) or the University Church (Biserica Universității); Hungarian: piarista templom), located at 5 Str. Universității, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was the first Roman Catholic church built in Transylvania after the Protestant ...
Eroilor Avenue ("Heroes' Avenue") is a central avenue in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, connecting the Avram Iancu and Unirii squares. The northern side of the avenue was converted during the late 2000s into a pedestrian zone . In the late 19th century and until 1919, the avenue was called Deák Ferenc utca. During the interwar era, the street was ...
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.
Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cluj-Napoca. Coordinates: 46°46′10″N 23°35′32″E. Statue of Lupa capitolina in 2012, Cluj-Napoca. The Capitoline Wolf Statue ( Romanian: Statuia Lupoaicei) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is located on Eroilor Boulevard, in the city centre on the banks of the Someșul Mic River .
Church on the Hill (Cluj-Napoca) Coordinates: 46°45′55″N 23°35′20″E. Church on the Hill. Interior. The Church on the Hill ( Romanian: Biserica din Deal) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 10 Bisericii Ortodoxe Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity .