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oradea .ro. 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 ...
Opening date. 1969. The Odeillo solar furnace is the world's largest solar furnace. It is situated in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, in the south of France. It is 48 metres (157 ft) high and 54 metres (177 ft) wide, and includes 63 heliostats. It was built between 1962 and 1968, started operating in 1969, [1 ...
Varadinum (Oradea) in a 1617 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg. The history of Oradea is the story of the Romanian city from Neolithic times, through the Middle Ages when it flourished as an important center in Crișana, until its modern existence as the seat of Bihor County .
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 ...
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Oradea Airport ( IATA: OMR, ICAO: LROD) is an international airport located 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest [1] of Oradea in northwestern Romania, Bihor County, near one of the main road and rail border crossings to Hungary. Its location near the European route E60 and the future Transylvania motorway as well as the county's high tourist potential ...
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 ...
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.