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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Cluj_Napoca_0Cluj-Napoca is located in the central part of Transylvania. Lies on an area of 179.5 square km. Surrounded on three sides by hills with heights between 500 and 700 m, it looks like a real fortress.

Traffic communications
Cluj-Napoca is crossed by the European Road E 60 (Bucharest-Oradea-Budapest-Vienna). Public roads in Cluj stretch over a length of 2 451 km, among which are 342 km of national roads, 298 km upgraded roads, 2109 km of county and municipal. Cluj county is crossed by the southwest corridor wich connects Bucharest with Budapest.

Railway communications
259 km of railways in the county (122 km of electrified line) connecting Cluj-Napoca by the main towns in the country.
Railway Links:
A. International - 2 possibilities to link with Central and West Europe through Budapest - R 406 CORONA, IC 20 Ady Endre.B. Internal - direct connections with all major cities and the capital, Bucharest.

Air communications
The International Airport Cluj-Napoca - Someseni is located in the city. Cluj-Napoca airport was used until 1996 only for domestic flights. Currently, it is among the best four airports in Romania, and the third area in international traffic. Cluj-Napoca is connected via internal routes from Bucharest, Timisoara, Targu Mures, and outside many cities in Europe and is served by several airlines, including Tarom, Carpatair, Wizzair.

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With a favorable natural human activity, Cluj county area has been inhabited from imemorabile time. Archaeological discoveries in this region attests the existence of a civilization well integrated in European life and culture. Marked center of culture, the city of Cluj-Napoca has the main elements of propagation the 2 dramatic theater, 2 operas, 2 puppet theater, 4 houses of culture, the Philharmonic, the network of 6 museums: the art, pharmacy, history of Transylvania, the village, mineralogical and zoo. A special place is taken by Botanical Garden, the second most important in Europe, authentic botanical treasure, with a varied number of plants, some of them very rare. Cluj-Napoca is also an important center for scientific research and technological development. Here operates a number of institutes and branches of central institutions, with a graded highly qualified personnel.

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Situated at the crossing roads of national and international interest, city of Cluj-Napoca was always a center of tourist attraction, due to both historical monuments belonging to the past, and the rich cultural and scientific activities of inestimable value hosted in museums and national resonance libraries, by the existence of drama and lyrical theater , with large and international audience and not least the existence of Botanical Garden - establishment of european reputation, inside which there is a valuable botanical museum.
The city offers opportunities for sports lovers in two city stadiums, several tennis centers courts, three swimming pools, a sports university park, facilities for practicing football, handball, basketball, boxing, fights, etc.. and a large number of state centers and private fitness and body building.
For fun and leisure, the city has many restaurants with specify cuisine - Romanian, Transylvanian, or international (Italian, from Chinese and Middle East), fast food , nightclubs, bars, discos.

Cluj-Napoca | Cultural city, heart of Transylvania
In the last decade the city entereda period of rapid growth in terms of economics and demographics—the city's population is projected, according to Sorin Apostu, a manager at City Hall, to more than double by the late 2010s. Today, the city is one of the most important academic, cultural, industrial and business centres in Romania. Among other institutions, it hosts the largest university in the country, Babeş-Bolyai University, with its famous botanical garden; nationally renowned cultural institutions; as well as the largest Romanian-owned commercial bank. Monocle magazine identified Cluj-Napoca as one of the top five places worldwide that are due their turn in the international spotlight during 2008. According to the American magazine InformationWeek, Cluj-Napoca is quickly becoming Romania's technopolis.
 


Special attractions

  • Botanical Garden
  • Matia House
  • Tailors' Bastion
  • St. Michael Church
  • Banffy Palace
  • The defense walls
  • Franciscan Church

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Botanical Garden "Alexandru Borza" The second most important in Europe, authentic botanical treasure, with a varied number of plants, some of them very rare, Botanical Garden covers an area of almost 14 hectares in the southern part of Cluj, managing to grow in time so that being a touristic sight in Cluj and a major educational and scientific space of the Babes-Bolyai University.

casa_matiaMatia House - Initially Steven Kolb house, is one of the oldest architectural monuments in Cluj, the only Cluj palace of transition era from the Gothic to Renaissance style, in the building was born king Matia Corvin. In medieval times building was situated on Holy Spirit street, bearing the house number 258.

Bastionul_Croitorilor_1Tailors' Bastion - is one of the few towers that was part of fortification Old Castle of Cluj and has been preserved intact until today. It was funded by guild Tailors in Cluj. Each bastion (tower) of the medieval defense wall was financed by another guild (tailors, cobbler, carpenters, masons, saddler etc.).

Sf_MSt. Michael Church - the church was built on the site of St. James Chapel between 1350-1487 and is one of the most valuable monuments of Gothic architecture in Transylvania. The altar was made around 1390 and the tower was built in 1860. Wall paintings were executed in the fifteenth century and the stained glass and sculptures are well preserved.

Palatul_BanffyBanffy Palace - built between 1774 and 1785 on the edge of a rectangular courtyard by Count György Banffy, is considered to be the most representative building in Baroque style in Transylvania. Rococo has Banffy family emblem and statues of characters from Roman mythology: Mars, Apollo, Diana, Perseu, Minerva and Hercules.

Cetatuia_1The defense walls of the Cluj fortress - in the XIIIth century were built the first high walls of defense of the Cluj fortress equipped with observation towers. Two centuries later were built with the craftsmen, other stone walls, with entrance gates and bastions designed to protect the old fortification. The scenery is stunning with a wonderful view of the city asamblu.

B_FranciscanaFranciscan Church and Monastery - Ensemble is numbered on the oldest buildings in Cluj and was built between 1728-1745 on the site of an old church dating from 1272. The monastery was built in Gothic style with the support of Iancu de Hunedoara, and has a heritage that includes various religious objects, icons, a number of old manuscripts and a library. Originally, this place was the oldest Roman Catholic church, first in Cluj, built in XI-XII centurys, but destroyed during the first invasion of the Tartars (1241). After its destruction, the current church was built in the period 1260-1290 in same place .