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Velența. Coordinates: 47°03′N 21°56′E. Velența Orthodox Church. Velența ( Romanian pronunciation: [veˈlentsa], Hungarian: Váradvelence) is a quarter, or district, in eastern Oradea, Romania. The quarter is crossed by the E60 European Road, and has retained many of its old buildings, escaping the massive Communist urbanisation programme.
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.
Oradea ( UK: / ɒˈrɑːdiə /, US: / ɔːˈr -, - djɑː /, [5] [6] [7] Romanian: [oˈrade̯a]; German: Großwardein [ˌɡʁoːsvaʁˈdaɪn]; Hungarian: Nagyvárad [ˈnɒɟvaːrɒd]) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. The seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...
The "Outreau case", which concerned an alleged criminal network in Outreau, a working class town next to Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais region, began in November 2001. The first trial took place in Saint-Omer in 2004, and the appeal took place in Paris in 2005. Seventeen people were prosecuted, but more than fifty people were investigated.
The former “child actress” — as she likes to be called — told Business Insider that there was “a lot of paternal energy” on the 1989 movie’s set, but not with Costner, now 69. “I ...
The Corral de la Veleta or Corral del Veleta glacier, at 37° N the southernmost glacier in Europe, disappeared in 1913. The IRAM 30m telescope is located on the slopes of Pico Veleta, at an elevation of 2920 m. See also. Sierra Nevada Ski Station; List of highest paved roads in Europe; List of highest paved roads in Europe by country
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito declined to step aside from two pending cases relating to Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 attack following recent news reports about contentious flags flown at his ...
The St. Nicholas Cathedral [1] ( Romanian: Catedrala Sfântul Nicolae) also called Greek-Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas It is a Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare ( Eparchia Magnovaradinensis Romenorum ). It is located in the city of Oradea in the European country of Romania.