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Azuga
Azuga is a small resort town in the mountains of Prahova County in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania. It is located at the foot of the Baiu Mountains and contains several ski slopes, including the longest ski run in Romania, the Sorica. Once heavily industrialized, Azuga contains a bottled water factory, (a leftover from a notable beer factory that brewed Azuga Beer, now produced elsewhere in Romania under license), a sparkling wine factory, wine tasting, and lodging (Cramele Rhein, owned by Halewood International). The town offers a view over the Bucegi Mountains, from street level to the top of the Sorica mountain, where a gondola arrival station is located. Azuga is one of the most famous mountain resorts of Prahova Valley. Until the winter of 2002, Azuga was known as an industrial town. After that date, the town was turned into a resort to capitalize on the mountain landscape of the Baiu Mountains. Shortly after, the Sorica slope was certified by the International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azuga (river)
The Azuga is a left tributary of the river Prahova in Romania. It discharges into the Prahova in the town Azuga Azuga is a small resort town in the mountains of Prahova County in the historical region of Muntenia, Romania. It is located at the foot of the Baiu Mountains and contains several ski slopes, including the longest ski run in Romania, the So .... e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Azuga (from source to mouth): *Left: Pârâul RoÈ™u, Retevoi, Valea Lacului RoÈ™u, Valea Turcului, Ștevia, Valea RoÈ™ie, Unghia Mică, Unghia Mare, CeauÈ™oaia, Cazacu, Urechea, Sita *Right: Limbășel, Glodu, Valea Pichetului, CÄ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stelică Morcov
Stelică Morcov (born 1 December 1951) is a retired light-heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Romania. He won bronze medals at the Summer Olympics and the European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ... in 1976. References 1951 births Living people People from Azuga Olympic wrestlers of Romania Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Romanian people {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandru Vagner
Alexandru Ion Vagner (19 August 1989 – 30 September 2022) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire career playing in Romania, having a total of 120 Liga I appearances with one goal scored and 62 Liga II appearances with two goals scored. Vagner suffered a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ... during a training session with Inter Cristian, he was subsequently transported by emergency services to Brașov County Emergency Hospital but nothing could be done to save his life, he died at the age of 33. References External links * * 1989 births 2022 deaths People from Azuga Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players ACF Gloria Bistrița players CS Minaur Baia Mare (footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Zangor
Ion Zangor (5 July 1938 – 1973) was a Romanian bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder .... He competed in the two-man and the four man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics. References 1938 births 1973 deaths Romanian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Romania Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics People from Azuga {{Romania-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Voicu
Gheorghe Voicu (born 5 September 1950) is a Romanian biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References 1950 births Living people Romanian male biathletes Olympic biathletes of Romania Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Azuga {{Romania-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Păucă
Simona Păuca (born 19 September 1969) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with a difficult and innovative routine; she also won a team gold medal and a bronze medal all-around. After retiring from competitions she worked as a youth coach at her native club Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Romanian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns In Romania
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002 and 2011 censuses. For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals. The list includes major cities with the status of ''municipiu'' (103 in total), as well as towns with the status of ''oraș'' (217 in total). Romania has 1 city with more than 1 million residents (Bucharest with 1,883,425 people), 19 cities with more than 100,000 residents, and 178 towns with more than 10,000 residents. Complete list }) , - , , , City ( ro, oraș) , - , Bold , County capital ( ro, reședință de județ) , - See also *List of cities in Europe * List of city listings by country References {{Authority control * Cities in Romania Towns in Romania Romania 2 Romania Romania Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiu Mountains
The Baiu Mountains ( ro, Munții/Muntele Baiu/Baiul/Baiului/Munții Gârbova, hu, Baj-hegység) are mountains in central Romania, a few kilometers south of Brașov. Within traditional Romanian classification the Baiu Mountains belong to the Curvature Carpathians. According to the geological divisions of the Carpathians, they belong to the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The Baiu Mountains run from the Azuga Valley in the North and to the Posada Gorges in the South, and from the Doftana Valley in the East to the Prahova Valley Prahova Valley (Romanian: ''Valea Prahovei'') is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about north of the capital cit ... in the West. The mountains have an average elevation of and a maximum height of at Neamțu Peak, covering an area of about . The Baiu Mountains lie immediately south of the Gârbova Mountains, a long n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prahova County
Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third most populated county (after the Municipality of Bucharest and Iași County), having a population density double that of the country's mean. * Romanians - 97.74% * Romas and others - 2.26% The county received an inflow of population who have moved here due to the industrial development. Geography This county has a total area of 4,716 km². The relief is split in approximately equal parts between the mountains, the hills and the plain. In the North side there are mountains from the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians - the Curvature Carpathians group; and the Bucegi Mountains the Eastern end of the Southern Carpathians group. The two groups are separated by the Prahova River Valley. The south side of the county is a plain, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predeal
Predeal (; hu, Predeál) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages: Pârâul Rece, Timișu de Jos and Timișu de Sus. Predeal is town twinning, twinned with Macugnaga, Italy. Beginning in the 2000s, the area experienced a boom in construction, and now many wealthy families own mountain retreats in Predeal. During the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, it hosted the cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and snowboarding competitions. Name The name Predeal is derived from the Slavic languages, Slavic word ''wikt:предел, predel'', which means "border". History The town was severely damaged during the Battle of Predeal Pass in World War I. Although the town itself was lost to the attacking Central Powers' forces, the battle ultimately resulted in a Romanian defensive victory. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prahova Valley
Prahova Valley (Romanian: ''Valea Prahovei'') is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. It is a tourist region, situated about north of the capital city of Bucharest. World War I During World War I, the area was the site of heavy fighting between Austro-Hungarian and German forces on one side and Romanian forces on the other. The strategic objective of the Central Powers was to reach Bucharest via the shortest route, but they were prevented from doing so by determined Romanian resistance. Geography Geographically, the Prahova river separates the Eastern Carpathians chain from the Southern Carpathians. Historically, the corridor was the most important passageway between the principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania. The DN1 road links Bucharest with the city of Brașov; the planned A3 freeway is currently being built along the Prahova Valley. After failing to take part in the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmonid fish such as ''Cynoscion nebulosus'', the spotted seatrout or speckled trout. Trout are closely related to salmon and char (or charr): species termed salmon and char occur in the same genera as do fish called trout (''Oncorhynchus'' – Pacific salmon and trout, ''Salmo'' – Atlantic salmon and various trout, ''Salvelinus'' – char and trout). Lake trout and most other trout live in freshwater lakes and rivers exclusively, while there are others, such as the steelhead, a form of the coastal rainbow trout, that can spend two or three years at sea before returning to fresh water to spawn (a habit more typical of salmon). Arctic char and brook trout are part of the char genus. Trout are an important food source for humans and wildlife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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