DN73A
DN73A ( ro, Drumul NaÈ›ional 73A) is a national road in Romania that starts from Predeal, reaching Șercaia. Road The national road ''DN73A'' starts from the entrance to Predeal, coming from DN1 from Bucharest, goes by Cold River, goes down to Burzenland in Râșnov, where it intersects with DN73. Then it goes through the ''Old Tohan'' neighborhood of ZărneÈ™ti city, reaches Poiana Mărului, and then it goes down to Èšara FăgăraÈ™ului, goes to Șinca Nouă, and then Șinca Veche. Between Șinca Veche and Ohaba, DN73A shares a segment with county road DJ104. From Ohaba, it goes through Vad, ending in Șercaia, at the intersection with DN1. Historic and architectural monuments * Râșnov Fortress * Șinca ** ''Grota'' (''Monastery'') under PleÈ™ul Hill, also known as Temple of Fate, from Șinca Veche. ** ''Monastic Hermitage Birth of Mary the Virgin'' from Șinca Veche. ** ''The Great Cave'' from MereÈ™ti, in the PerÈ™ani Mountains, discovered in the 18th century where ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Predeal
Predeal (; hu, Predeál) is a town in BraÈ™ov 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, TimiÈ™u de Jos and TimiÈ™u 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]   |
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Poiana Mărului
Poiana Mărului (german: Bleschbach; hu, AlmásmezÅ‘) is a commune in BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village of the same name. The commune is located in the central-south part of the county, in a hilly area north of the Piatra Craiului Mountains, on the banks of the river Șercaia. It is crossed by national road DN73A, which runs from Predeal to Șercaia; the county seat, BraÈ™ov BraÈ™ov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of BraÈ™ov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), BraÈ™ov has a pop ..., is to the east, and can be reached via DN73. Natives * Ion ClopoÈ›el (1892–1986), journalist, sociographer, and memoirist. References Communes in BraÈ™ov County Localities in Transylvania {{BraÅŸov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Șinca Nouă
Șinca Nouă (german: Neu-Schenk; hu, Újsinka) is a commune in BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Paltin and Șinca Nouă, and also administers a hamlet, Strâmba. The commune is located in the central part of the county, in a hilly area between the Piatra Craiului Mountains to the south and the Olt River to the north, at the eastern edge of the historic Èšara FăgăraÈ™ului region. It lies on the banks of the Șercaia River, a left tributary of the Olt. Șinca Nouă is crossed by national road DN73A, which runs from Predeal to Șercaia. The county seat, BraÈ™ov, is to the east, and can be reached via DN73, while the city of FăgăraÈ™ FăgăraÈ™ (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a city in central Romania, located in BraÈ™ov County. It lies on the Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and ... is to the northwest. The dates from 1761. References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DN73
DN73 ( ro, Drumul NaÈ›ional 73) is a Roads in Romania, national road in Romania which links PiteÈ™ti with BraÈ™ov. It is a high-traffic road and the preferred route for trucks. Near Câmpulung the road crosses the Southern Carpathians along the DâmboviÈ›a (river), DâmboviÈ›a River. The road crosses several tourist-stop villages, such as Rucăr, Dâmbovicioara, and Bran, BraÈ™ov, Bran. External links {{Romania-road-stub Roads in Romania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Șercaia
Șercaia (german: Schirkanyen; hu, Sárkány; tr, Saruhan) is a commune in BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Hălmeag (''Halmagen''; ''Halmágy''; ''Halmaç''), Șercaia and Vad (''Waadt'', ''Waden''; ''Vád''). The Hungarian name means "dragon". The commune is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the central part of the county, east of FăgăraÈ™ and northwest of the county seat, BraÈ™ov. The river Șercaia (a left affluent of the Olt) flows south to north through the commune. Șercaia is situated on European route E68, which connects BraÈ™ov to Szeged in Hungary. National Road DN73A runs from Predeal to Șercaia, going along the way through the towns of Râșnov and ZărneÈ™ti. The commune also has a small train station that serves the CFR Line 200, which runs from BraÈ™ov to Curtici, on the Hungarian border. At the 2011 census, 84% of inhabitants were Romanians, 10.6% Hungarians, 3.7% Roma and 0.8% Germans. Native ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lisa, Brașov
Lisa (german: Lissa; hu, Lisza) is a commune located in BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania, in the FăgăraÈ™ area. It is well known in the area for its winter holidays customs (''Ceata de Feciori''). The commune is composed of three villages: Breaza (''Breáza''), Lisa and Pojorta (''Posorta''). The well-known Romanian writer Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, in 1926, where he graduated the primary school. Lisa has a museum called La Vâltori, which hosts a 100-year-old installation for creating traditional wool blankets. The installation is powered with water from Lisa River. Nearby Lisa a visitor can also find the Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, and in Breaza, 4 km to the south, the remains of a medieval fortress. During the 1950s, the village was severely oppressed by the communist regime A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxismâ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gothic Art
Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern, Southern and Central Europe, never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy. In the late 14th century, the sophisticated court style of International Gothic developed, which continued to evolve until the late 15th century. In many areas, especially Germany, Late Gothic art continued well into the 16th century, before being subsumed into Renaissance art. Primary media in the Gothic period included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco and illuminated manuscripts. The easily recognizable shifts in architecture from Romanesque to Gothic, and Gothic to Renaissance styles, are typically used to define the periods in art in all media, although in many ways figurative art developed at a different pace. The earliest Gothic art was monumental ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Romanesque Architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. The Romanesque style in England and Sicily is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture. Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan; the overall appearance is one of simplic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hallstatt Culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western Europe, Western and Central European Archaeological culture, culture of Late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe (Hallstatt C, Hallstatt D) from the 8th to 6th centuries BC, developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC (Bronze Age Europe, Late Bronze Age) and followed in much of its area by the La Tène culture. It is commonly associated with Proto-Celtic populations. Older assumptions of the early 20th century of Illyrians having been the bearers of especially the Eastern Hallstatt culture are indefensible and archeologically unsubstantiated. It is named for its type site, Hallstatt, a lakeside village in the Austrian Salzkammergut southeast of Salzburg, Austria, Salzburg, where there was a rich salt mine, and some 1,300 burials are known, many with fine artifacts. Material from Hallstatt has been classified into four periods, des ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Perșani Mountains
The PerÈ™ani Mountains ( ro, MunÈ›ii PerÈ™ani; hu, Persányi-hegység) is a mountain range in central Romania. The highest peak is , with an elevation of . Geologically, the PerÈ™ani Mountains are part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead. The Romanian categorization includes the PerÈ™ani Mountains within the central Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''MunÈ›ii CarpaÈ›i Moldo-Transilvani''), which also comprise the Baraolt Mountains, the Bârgău Mountains, the Călimani Mountains, the Ciuc Mountains, the Gurghiu Mountains, and the Harghita Mountains. The main ridge runs in a north-south direction and has a length of . The PerÈ™ani Mountains consists mainly of basalt, shale, and flysch Flysch () is a sequence of sedimentary rock layers that progress from deep-water and turb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Râșnov Fortress
Râșnov Fortress ( ro, Cetatea Râșnov , german: Rosenauer Burg, hu, Barcarozsnyó vára) is a medieval ''Refuge castle, Fliehburg''-type fortress, which offered refuge for townspeople and villagers from the area in times of war. It is situated in Râșnov, BraÈ™ov County, not far from BraÈ™ov. The fortress was built as part of a Military, defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to outside invasions. A decisive aspect for building the fortress at its location was the route of the invading Army, armies which were coming from the Bran, BraÈ™ov, Bran pass and were passing through Râșnov, on their way to BraÈ™ov and other parts of the Burzenland region. The only chance of survival for the inhabitants of the area, including from Cristian, BraÈ™ov, Cristian and Ghimbav, was the refuge inside the fortress at Râșnov. Compelled to stay there for decades, the people of Râșnov and the nearby villages turned the fortification into their long-term place of residence. His ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Victoria, Brașov
Victoria (; german: Viktoriastadt; hu, Viktóriaváros) is a town in the western part of BraÈ™ov County, Transylvania, Romania, near the FăgăraÈ™ Mountains. It had a population of 7,067 at the 2011 census. In 1939, the Romanian state signed a contract with the German company Ferrostaal of Essen to build a factory (called "Ucea") on the site of what is now Victoria. The contract was canceled after Romania declared war on Germany in 1944, during World War II. The building of the town began in 1949 and it had the provisional names of "Colonia Ucea" and "Ucea RoÈ™ie" (Red Ucea), only to be changed in November 1954 to Victoria. Climate Victoria has a warm-summer humid continental climate (''Dfb'' in the Köppen climate classification). Twin towns * Chevilly-Larue, France (1994) * Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Netherlands (2005) * Lariano, Italy (2007) Natives *Cosmin Băcilă *Iulian Popa Iulian Popa (born 20 July 1984) is a Romanian former footballer who played as an attac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |