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Hoghiz
Hoghiz (german: Warmwasser; hu, Hévíz or ''Olthévíz'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (''Oltbogát''), Cuciulata (''Katscheloden''; ''Kucsuláta''), Dopca (''Dopich''; ''Datk''), Fântâna (''Olthidegkút''), Hoghiz and Lupșa (''Lupsa''). Geography The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Olt River. It is located in the northern part of the county, from the town of Rupea and from the county seat, Brașov. Demographics At the 2011 census, 68.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal and 2.8% Roman Catholic. Natives * Viorel Morariu (1931–2017), rugby union player * Aron Pumnul (1818–1866), philologist, teacher, and national and revolutionary activist Villages Cuciulata The village of Cuciulata was first attested in a document of 1372 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castra Of Hoghiz
The castra of Hoghiz was a castra, fort in the Roman province of Roman Dacia, Dacia. The fort was built, in the 2nd century AD, on the left bank of the Olt River, at a place where a Dacians, Dacian settlement existing already in the 2nd century BC was unearthed. The fort and the nearby village were abandoned in the 3rd century AD. The ruins of the castra are located in Hoghiz, Romania. File:Castra of Hoghiz 020.jpg File:Castra of Hoghiz 005.jpg File:Castra of Hoghiz 044.jpg File:Castra of Hoghiz 051.jpg File:Castra of Hoghiz 099.jpg File:Castra of Hoghiz 093.jpg See also *List of castra#Dacia, List of castra Notes External links *STRATEG MAPS - Hoghiz [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuciulata Biserica 1
Hoghiz (german: Warmwasser; hu, Hévíz or ''Olthévíz'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (''Oltbogát''), Cuciulata (''Katscheloden''; ''Kucsuláta''), Dopca (''Dopich''; ''Datk''), Fântâna (''Olthidegkút''), Hoghiz and Lupșa (''Lupsa''). Geography The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Olt River. It is located in the northern part of the county, from the town of Rupea and from the county seat, Brașov. Demographics At the 2011 census, 68.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal and 2.8% Roman Catholic. Natives * Viorel Morariu (1931–2017), rugby union player * Aron Pumnul (1818–1866), philologist, teacher, and national and revolutionary activist Villages Cuciulata The village of Cuciulata was first attested in a document of 1372 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoghiz Kalnoky Haller
Hoghiz (german: Warmwasser; hu, Hévíz or ''Olthévíz'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogata Olteană (''Oltbogát''), Cuciulata (''Katscheloden''; ''Kucsuláta''), Dopca (''Dopich''; ''Datk''), Fântâna (''Olthidegkút''), Hoghiz and Lupșa (''Lupsa''). Geography The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the left bank of the Olt River. It is located in the northern part of the county, from the town of Rupea and from the county seat, Brașov. Demographics At the 2011 census, 68.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 27.8% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma. At the 2002 census, 66.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 17.6% Unitarian, 8.4% Reformed, 3.1% Pentecostal and 2.8% Roman Catholic. Natives * Viorel Morariu (1931–2017), rugby union player * Aron Pumnul (1818–1866), philologist, teacher, and national and revolutionary activist Villages Cuciulata The village of Cuciulata was first attested in a document of 1372 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ungra
Ungra (German: ''Galt''; Hungarian: ''Ugra'') is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dăișoara (''Dahl''; ''Longodár'') and Ungra. Ungra is located in the northern part of the county, at 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from Rupea and 62 kilometers (39 mi) from Brașov. It sits on the right bank on the river Olt, not far from where the Homorod and Dăișoara rivers flow into it. At the 2011 census, 88.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 8.4% Roma, 1.7% Germans, and 1.5% Hungarians. In Ungra there is a medieval 13th century Transylvanian Saxon church and many old houses. See also *Castra of Hoghiz The castra of Hoghiz was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The fort was built, in the 2nd century AD, on the left bank of the Olt River, at a place where a Dacian settlement existing already in the 2nd century BC was unearthed. The ... References Communes in Brașov County Localities in Transylvania Romani commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brașov County
Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Brassó megye'', and in German as ''Kreis Kronstadt''. Under Austria-Hungary, a county with an identical name (Brassó County, ro, Comitatul Brașov) was created in 1876, covering a smaller area. Demographics On 20 October 2011, the county had a population of 549,217 and the population density was . * Romanians – 87.4% * Hungarians – 7.77% * Romas – 3.5% * Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) – 0.65% Traditionally the Romanian population was concentrated in the west and southwest of the county, the Hungarians in the east part of the county, and the Germans in the north and around Brașov city. Geography The county has a total area of . The south side comprises the Carpathian Mountains (Southern Carpathians and Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olt (river)
The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; german: Alt; la, Aluta or ', tr, Oltu, grc, Ἄλυτος ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the river Mureș. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele. Settlements The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraș, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina. The Olt passes through the following communes, from source to mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olt River
The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; german: Alt; la, Aluta or ', tr, Oltu, grc, Ἄλυτος ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the river Mureș. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele. Settlements The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraș, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina. The Olt passes through the following communes, from source to mouth: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecostal Union Of Romania
The Pentecostal Union of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Penticostală din România) or the Apostolic Church of God ( ro, Biserica lui Dumnezeu Apostolică) is Romania's fourth-largest religious body and one of its eighteen officially recognised religious denominations. At the 2011 census, 367,938 Romanians (1.9% of the population) declared themselves to be Pentecostals.Comunicat de presă privind rezultatele provizorii ale Recensământului Populaţiei şi Locuinţelor – 2011 at the 2011 census official site; accessed October 28, 2012. Ethnically, as of 2002, they were 85.2% |
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 King Burebista. As a result of the 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 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 Ancient Greeks, in Herodotu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perșani Mountains
The Perșani Mountains ( ro, Munții Perșani; hu, Persányi-hegység) is a mountain range in central Romania. The highest peak is , with an elevation of . Geologically, the Perșani 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 Perșani Mountains within the central Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (''Munții Carpați 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 Perșani 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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