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Ioan Meșotă National College
Ioan Meșotă National College ( ro, Colegiul National "Dr. Ioan Meşotă") bears a prestigious name in the history of Romanian education, the name of one of the founders of the educational system in Transylvania, doctor in philosophy Ioan Meșotă, a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. Located in the civic center of Brașov, the college is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the municipality and the county, being founded in 1869. It can be considered one of the first "Realschule" in Transylvania. ''Colegiul Național „Dr. Ioan Meșotă...'', Bodea, 2009, p.5 History In the autumn of 1869, the Council of the Romanian Greek-Orthodox Central Schools in Brașov decided to open a "Realschule" and a commercial high school. George Barițiu was the first one who came up with the idea of opening this school, and in 1854 Ioan Popazu (future bishop of Caransebeș) made the plan for the school. In 1869, Dr. Ioan Meșotă became the Director of the Romanian Central Schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally Banat. Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other iconic cities and towns such as Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Alba Iulia and Sighișoara. It is also the home of some of Romania's List of World Heritage Sites in Romania, UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, Villages with fortified churches, the Historic Centre of Sighișoara, the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains and the Rosia Montana Mining Cultural Landsc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
