ArieÈ™ River (MureÈ™)
The ArieÈ™ ( hu, Aranyos) is a left tributary of the river MureÈ™ in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the MureÈ™ in Gura ArieÈ™ului, southwest of LuduÈ™. Its total length (including its headwater ArieÈ™ul Mare) is , and its drainage basin area is . Most probably "ArieÈ™" means "Gold River", the name being derived from the Latin "Aureus". The Hungarian name "Aranyos" means "Golden" and it was first mentioned in 1177. Course The source of the river is in the Bihor Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains, which translates as The Western Mountains. The ArieÈ™ is formed near the village of MihoeÈ™ti at the confluence of two headwaters: ArieÈ™ul Mare and ArieÈ™ul Mic. It flows through the Alba and Cluj counties and flows into the MureÈ™ River near the village of Gura ArieÈ™ului, which is close to the town of LuduÈ™. The towns of Câmpeni, Baia de ArieÈ™, Turda, and Câmpia Turzii lie on the river ArieÈ™. The upper valley of the river, Èšara MoÈ›ilor, is a beautiful rusti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by IaÈ™i, Cluj-Napoca, TimiÈ™oara, ConstanÈ›a, Craiova, BraÈ™ov, and GalaÈ›i. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Câmpeni
Câmpeni (German: ''Topesdorf''; Hungarian: ''Topánfalva'') is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The town administers 21 villages: BonceÈ™ti, BorleÈ™ti, BoteÈ™ti (''Botesbánya''), Certege (''Csertés''), Coasta Vâscului, DănduÈ›, Dealu Bistrii, Dealu Capsei, Dric, FaÈ›a Abrudului, FloreÈ™ti, FurduieÈ™ti, MihoeÈ™ti, Motorăști, Peste Valea Bistrii, Poduri, SorliÈ›a, TomuÈ™eÈ™ti, Valea Bistrii, Valea Caselor, and VârÈ™i (''Virs''). History The town has historical significance as the capital of the "Èšara MoÈ›ilor" region. It is believed to be the site where the Revolt of Horea, CloÈ™ca and CriÈ™an (1784–1785) started. Horea was born near Câmpeni in the village that used to be called Arada (since renamed to Horea). His cellar is a tourist attraction in the town. During the Transylvanian revolution of 1848, Câmpeni was the political and military stronghold of Avram Iancu, a revolutionary leader of the Transylvanian Romanians' national movement. The Avram Ian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Poșaga
PoÈ™aga (german: Puschendorf; hu, Podsága) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,383, and is composed of seven villages: CorÈ›eÈ™ti, InceÈ™ti (''Jencsest''), Lunca (''Aranyoslonka''), Orăști (''Orest''), PoÈ™aga de Jos (the commune center; ''Alsópodsága''), PoÈ™aga de Sus (''FelsÅ‘podsága'') and Săgagea (''Szegázs''). The commune is situated in the Apuseni Mountains, between the Trascău Mountains and , at the confluence of the PoÈ™aga and ArieÈ™ rivers. It is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County. The villages of Lunca and PoÈ™aga de Jos are crossed by national road ; Baia de ArieÈ™ is to the west and Turda is to the east. Leon ȘuÈ™man, the leader of an armed anti-communist resistance group from the 1950s, died in PoÈ™aga de Sus in a shootout with Securitate The Securitate (, Romanian for ''security'') was the popular term for the Departamentul Securității Statului (Department ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sălciua
Sălciua ( hu, Szolcsva; german: Sundorf) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Dealu Caselor (''Hegyik''), DumeÈ™ti, Sălciua de Jos (the commune center; ''Alsószolcsva''), Sălciua de Sus (''FelsÅ‘szolcsva''), Sub Piatră (''Búvópatak'') and Valea Largă (''Malompataka''). It has a population of 1,428. Geography The commune is located the ethnogeographical region of Èšara MoÈ›ilor, in the middle of the Apuseni Mountains. It is situated in the north of Alba County, from the county seat, Alba Iulia, and from Baia de ArieÈ™, the nearest town, close to the national road joining Câmpeni to Turda. Lying on the banks of the ArieÈ™ River, in between the Trascău Mountains and Muntele Mare, Sălciua has a specific mountain landscape developed on limestone and crystalline schists. The altitude of the surrounding mountains varies between . The big ArieÈ™ meadow offers favorable conditions for agriculture, the large crop fields ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lupșa
LupÈ™a (german: Wolfsdorf; hu, Nagylupsa) is a Commune in Romania, commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of 23 villages: BârdeÈ™ti, Bârzan, Curmătură, După Deal, Geamăna, Hădărău, Holobani, Lazuri, Lunca, LupÈ™a, Mănăstire, Mărgaia, MuÈ™ca, Pârâu-Cărbunări, PiÈ›iga, PoÈ™ogani, Șasa, TrifeÈ™ti, Văi, Valea Holhorii, Valea LupÈ™ii, Valea Șesii and VinÈ›a. The commune is located in Èšara MoÈ›ilor, on the slopes of Muntele Mare to the north and the Metaliferi Mountains to the south. The area has a specific mountain relief developed on crystalline schists and metalliferous rocks. It ranges in height between 550 m in the meadows of the river ArieÈ™ (which traverses it for 19 km) to 1,350 m in Geamăna. LupÈ™a is on the DN 75 Turda–Câmpeni road, 95 km from Alba Iulia, the county seat, 15 km from the city of Câmpeni, and 9 km from Baia de ArieÈ™, the nearest town. In 1978, the Socialist Republic of Romania, communist regime open ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bistra, Alba
Bistra (german: Bistrau; hu, Bisztra) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 5,066. It is composed of 35 villages: AroneÈ™ti, BăleÈ™ti, BăleÈ™ti-Cătun, BârleÈ™ti, Bistra, Cheleteni, CiuldeÈ™ti, CreÈ›eÈ™ti, Dâmbureni, Dealu Muntelui, Durăști, GăneÈ™ti, Gârde, HodiÈ™eÈ™ti, HudriceÈ™ti, Lipaia, Lunca Largă, Lunca Merilor, MihăieÈ™ti, NămaÈ™, NovăceÈ™ti, PerjeÈ™ti, Poiana, Poiu, RătitiÈ™, Runcuri, SălăgeÈ™ti, Ștefanca, ȚărăneÈ™ti, TolăceÈ™ti, Tomnatec, TriÈ™oreÈ™ti, VârÈ™i-Rontu, VârÈ™ii Mari and VârÈ™ii Mici. The commune is situated in the northwest corner of Alba County. It covers a surface of 138 km2 (about 1.8% of the total area of the county), making it the largest commune in Romania by surface area. Bistra is crossed from West to East for a length of 7 km by the ArieÈ™ river. It is surrounded to the SE by the Trascău Mountains, the SW by the Metaliferi Mountains and to the NE by the Gilău Mountains, with Mu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sohodol
Sohodol ( hu, Aranyosszohodol) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It is composed of thirty-one villages: BăzeÈ™ti, BilăneÈ™ti, BobăreÈ™ti, Brădeana, BurzoneÈ™ti, DeonceÈ™ti, Dilimani, FurduieÈ™ti, Gura Sohodol, Hoancă, JoldiÈ™eÈ™ti, Lazuri, LeheÈ™ti, LumineÈ™ti, MedreÈ™ti, MorăreÈ™ti, MuneÈ™ti, NăpăieÈ™ti, NelegeÈ™ti, NicoreÈ™ti, PeleÈ™ (''Peles''), Poiana (''Pojén''), RobeÈ™ti, SebiÈ™eÈ™ti, SicoieÈ™ti, ȘimoceÈ™ti, Sohodol, SurdeÈ™ti, Èšoci, Valea Verde and VlădoÈ™eÈ™ti. References Communes in Alba County Localities in Transylvania {{Alba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trajan's Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule. The conflicts were triggered by the constant Dacian threat on the Danubian province of Moesia and also by the increasing need for resources of the economy of the Empire. Trajan turned his attention to Dacia, an area north of Macedon and Greece and east of the Danube that had been on the Roman agenda since before the days of Caesar when the Dacians defeated a Roman army at the Battle of Histria. In AD 85, the Dacians swarmed over the Danube and pillaged Moesia and initially defeated the army that Emperor Domitian sent against them. The Romans were defeated in the Battle of Tapae in 88 and a truce was established. Emperor Trajan recommenced hostilities against Dacia and, following an uncertain number of battles, defeated the Dacian king Decebalus in the Second Battle of Tapae in 101. With Trajan's troops pressing towards the Dacian capital Sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus roughly corresponds to the present-day countries of Romania, as well as parts of Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine. A Dacian Kingdom of variable size existed between 82 BC until the Roman conquest in AD 106, reaching its height under Burebista, King Burebista. As a result of the Trajan's Dacian Wars, two wars with Emperor Trajan, the population was dispersed and the central city, Sarmizegetusa Regia, was destroyed by the Romans, but was rebuilt by the latter to serve as the capital of the Roman Dacia, Roman province of Dacia. The Free Dacians, living the territory of modern-day Northern Romania disappeared with the start of the Migration Period. Nomenclature The Dacians are first mentioned in the writings of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metaliferi Mountains
Metaliferi Mountains ( ro, MunÈ›ii Metaliferi; hu, Erdélyi-érchegység), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the Apuseni Mountains. Peaks The highest peak is , with an elevation of . The range also includes the ''Detunatele'', a pair of basalt peaks with columnar jointing which are two of the most beautiful peaks in the Apuseni Mountains. The RoÈ™ia Poieni copper mine and several communities are in the area. Lakes There are several lakes nestled within the Metaliferi Mountains. Five of them are located near RoÈ™ia Montană: *Lacul Mare has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1908. *Èšarinii Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1900. *Anghel Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam. *Brazi Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roșia Montană
RoÈ™ia Montană (, "RoÈ™ia of the Mountains"; la, Alburnus Maior; hu, Verespatak, ; german: Goldbach, Rotseifen) is a commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea RoÈ™iei, through which the small river RoÈ™ia Montană flows. The commune is composed of sixteen villages: BălmoÈ™eÈ™ti, BlideÈ™ti, Bunta, CărpiniÈ™ (''Abrudkerpenyes''), Coasta HenÈ›ii, Corna (''Szarvaspatak''), Curături, Dăroaia, Gârda-BărbuleÈ™ti, Gura RoÈ™iei (''Verespataktorka''), IacobeÈ™ti, IgnățeÈ™ti, RoÈ™ia Montană, Șoal, Èšarina, and Vârtop (''Vartop''). The rich mineral resources of the area have been exploited since Roman times or before. The state-run gold mine closed in late 2006 in advance of Romania's accession to the European Union. Gabriel Resources of Canada plan to open a new mine. This has caused controversy on one hand over the extent to which remains of Roman mining would be preserved and over fears of a repeat of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Țara Moților
Èšara MoÈ›ilor (german: Motzenland), also known as ''Èšara de Piatră'' ("The Stone Land") is an ethnogeographical region of Romania in the Apuseni Mountains, on the upper basin of the ArieÈ™ and CriÈ™ul Alb River rivers. It covers parts of the Alba, Arad, Bihor, Cluj, and Hunedoara counties of Romania and a section of it forms the Apuseni Natural Park. Èšara MoÈ›ilor's inhabitants are known as "''moÈ›i''" (german: Motzen, hu, mócok). Some scholars consider the 'moÈ›i' as descendants of the Celts, because of their blonde hair and blue eyes, elements more frequent here than among other Romanians; however, the hypothesis is not accepted by mainstream historians due to its lack of consistency. Other scholars believe that they are the descendants of Slavs, for the same very reasons, or of the Alans. Yet another group of scholars consider them the descendants of Germanic tribes (the Gepids). Due to their blonde hair and blue eyes, so far seventeen theories regarding their origins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |