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In the 11th century when St. King Ladislaus I of Hungary founded a bishopric settlement near the city of Oradea, the present Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea. [6] The city flourished during the 13th century in particular. The Citadel of Oradea, the ruins of which remain today, was first mentioned in 1241 during the Mongol invasion of Europe.
Coordinates: 47.068°N 21.93122°E. The Baroque Palace of Oradea. The Baroque Palace of Oradea ( Romanian: Palatul Baroc din Oradea ), also known as the Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace of Oradea ( Romanian: Palatul Episcopiei Romano-Catolice din Oradea ), of the city of Oradea in Bihor County, Romania, is a building that dates to the Baroque times.
There are three tram lines in Oradea, and these run together for most of their journey. The lines are 1, 2 and 3. Lines 1 and 3 run together in a city loop, while Line 2 joins part of this loop in part of its journey. All quarters except Vie are served by trams. Trams do not actually run in the city centre, since this is a historic area with ...
1412: Wladislaus II of Poland visits the grave of St. Ladislaus barefoot. 1437: Sigismund dies and was buried in Oradea Cathedral. 1445: John Vitéz of Zredna becomes bishop. 1474: The city is devastated by the Turks. 1514: A peasant uprising, led by György Dózsa, ransacked and burned the city. 1526: Bishop of Oradea Francis Perenyi is killed ...
Vie is situated in the hills overlooking Oradea, in the northern part of the town. It spans quite a large area, from a part just north of the hills but the centre extending quite far into the Oradea hills. Vie is bounded in the south by Republicii Street ( Strada Republicii ), the mainline railway tracks crossing Oradea and the Oradea central ...
Website. Website of the Diocese. The Diocese of Oradea ( Latin: Dioecesis Magnovaradinensis Latinorum, Hungarian: Nagyváradi Római Katolikus Egyházmegye, Romanian: Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Oradea Mare) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Romania, named after its episcopal see in the city of Oradea. [1]
The University of Oradea ( UO or U of O) ( Romanian: Universitatea din Oradea) is an accredited public university located in Oradea in north-western Romania . With 15 faculties, the university has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees. The university employs 1600 people, of which 935 are ...
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary [1] ( Romanian: Catedrala romano-catolică Adormirea Maicii Domnului; Hungarian: nagyváradi Nagyboldogasszony székesegyház [2]) also called the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, is the cathedral church of the Latin Diocese of Oradea Mare. It is located in the city of Oradea, [3] northwest Romania.