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2595 Cluj-Napoca: 1. Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral;
2 & 3. Saint Michael's Church; 5. The Central Park;
6. Lucian Blaga National Theatre. |
Posted on 05.06.2016, 28.11.2016
Located in the
Someşul Mic River valley,
Cluj-Napoca is is the second most populous city in
Romania, and the unofficial capital to the historical province of
Transylvania. Established by
Romans after the conquer of
Dacia in AD 106,
Napoca gained the status of a
colonia in 2nd century and became a provincial capital of
Dacia Porolissensis. The colonia was evacuated in 274 by the Romans, and there are no references to urban settlement on the site for the better part of a millennium thereafter.
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2596 Cluj-Napoca: 1. Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral;
2. The Central Park; 3. Iuliu Maniu Street; 3. Lucian Blaga National
Theatre; 4. Saint Michael's Church and the equestrian statue of
Matthias Corvinus; 5. Bánffy Palace. |
At the beginning of the Middle Ages, two groups of buildings existed on the current site of the city: the wooden fortress at
Cluj-Mănăştur and the civilian settlement developed around the current Museum Place. After the conquest of Transylvania by the
Hungarians, the city became part of the
Kingdom of Hungary. A castle and a village were built to the northwest of the ancient Napoca no later than the late 12th century, settled by large groups of
Transylvanian Saxons.
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2886 Postcrossing Cluj Meet-Up - November 24, 2016
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In 1541, the citty, named then Klausenburg, became part of the independent
Principality of Transylvania; a period of economic and cultural prosperity followed. For a year, in 1600-1601, Cluj became part of the personal union of
Michael the Brave, and under the
Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699, it became part of the
Habsburg Monarchy. In the 17th century, Cluj suffered from great calamities, suffering from epidemics of the plague and devastating fires.
