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Mikó Castle
The Mikó Castle ( ro, Castelul Mikó; hu, Mikó-vár) is a fortified castle in Miercurea Ciuc (''Csíkszereda''), Romania. It is among the city's most important monuments, and today houses an ethnographic museum devoted to Székely heritage. Work on the castle, which is 75 m long and 70 m wide, began on 26 April 1623 and probably was completed in the 1630s. In style, it resembles the castles at Iernut, Vințu de Jos and Lăzarea. It is named after Ferenc Mikó (1585–1635), who began building it a decade after becoming supreme captain of the Csíkszék (''Ciuc''), Gyergyószék (''Gheorgheni'') and Kászonszék (''Caşin'') Székely seats, later merged into Csík County. Documents of the time also refer to it as "Mikó's new citadel"."Cetatea Mikó" at the Ciuc Szekler Museum site; accessed July 20, 2010 The first wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groin Vault
A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. Honour, H. and J. Fleming, (2009) ''A World History of Art''. 7th edn. London: Laurence King Publishing, p. 949. The word "groin" refers to the edge between the intersecting vaults. Sometimes the arches of groin vaults are pointed instead of round. In comparison with a barrel vault, a groin vault provides good economies of material and labor. The thrust is concentrated along the groins or arrises (the four diagonal edges formed along the points where the barrel vaults intersect), so the vault need only be abutted at its four corners. Groin vault construction was first exploited by the Romans, but then fell into relative obscurity in Europe until the resurgence of quality stone building brought about by Carolingian and Romanesque architecture. It was superseded by the more flexible rib vaults of Gothic architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages With Fortified Churches In Transylvania
The south-eastern Transylvania region in Romania currently has one of the highest numbers of existing fortified churches from the 13th to 16th centuries. It has more than 150 well preserved fortified churches of a great variety of architectural styles (out of an original 300 fortified churches). Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania are seven villages (six Saxon and one Székely) founded by the Transylvanian Saxons. They are dominated by fortified churches and characterized by a specific settlement pattern that has been preserved since the Late Middle Ages.Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania. UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2010 The list The seven villages listed as a |
Tourism In Romania
Romania's tourism sector had a direct contribution of EUR 5.21 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018, slightly higher than in 2017, placing Romania on the 32nd place in the world, ahead of Slovakia and Bulgaria, but behind Greece and the Czech Republic. The total tourism sector's total contribution to Romania's economy, which also takes into account the investments and spending determined by this sector, was some EUR 15.3 billion in 2018, up by 8.4% compared to 2017. In the first three months of the year 2018, there were 3.12 millions of foreign tourists. Compared to the same 3 months of the previous year, arrivals increased by 10.9% and overnight stays in accommodation establishments increased by 7.1%. In the first nine months of the year 2019, there were 10 millions of foreign tourists. Compared to the same 9 months of the previous year, arrivals increased by 10.2%. According to National Tourism Statistics, 15.7 million domestic and foreign tourists stayed in ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Castles In Romania
This is a list of castles and fortresses declared historic monuments by Romania's Ministry of Culture. Banat ; Caraș-Severin (6) * Bey's Fortress, Socolari * Caransebeș Fortress, Caransebeș * Cuiești Fortress, Bocșa * Ladislau Fortress, Coronini * Mehadia Fortress, Mehadia * Turk's Fortress (''Turski Grad''), Carașova ; Timiș (10) * Ciacova Fortress, Ciacova * Făget Fortress, Făget * Huniade Castle, Timișoara * Jdioara Fortress, Jdioara * Karátsonyi Castle, Banloc * Margina Fortress, Margina * Castle of Count de Mercy, Carani * Morisena Fortress, Cenad * Nákó Castle, Sânnicolau Mare * Timișoara Fortress, Timișoara Bukovina ; Suceava (3) * Șcheia Fortress, Suceava * Princely Fortress, Suceava * Seat Fortress of Suceava, Suceava Crișana ; Arad (22) * Agrișu Mare Fortress, Agrișu Mare * Arad Fortress, Arad * Bohus Castle, Șiria * Csernovics Castle, Macea * Dezna Fortress, Dezna * Hălmagiu Fortress, Hălmagiu * Hindec Fortress, Covăsâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture And Religious Affairs (Romania)
The Ministry of Culture of Romania ( ro, Ministerul Culturii) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania. The current position holder is Lucian Romașcanu from the Social Democratic Party (PSD). The ''Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments'', part of this ministry, maintains the list of historical monuments in Romania. The list, created in 2004–2005, contains historical monuments entered in the National Cultural Heritage of Romania. List of Culture Ministers See also * Culture of Romania * List of historical monuments in Romania References External links MCC.ro* GUV.roRomanian National Institute of Historical MonumentsList of Historical Monumentsat Romanian Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony (in Romanian) at Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments (in Romanian) Culture Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciuc Szekler Museum
Ciuc may refer to: * Ciuc Mountains, a mid-high range of mountains of Harghita County in Transylvania * Ciuc County, a former county in the Kingdom of Romania * Miercurea Ciuc Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, a mainly Hungarian-speaking ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt Ri ..., county seat of Harghita County, Romania See also * Ciucaș (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Gál
Sándor Gál (13 December 1855 – 4 September 1937)"Nekrológ", ''Keleti Újság'', 8 September 1937. was a Hungarian lawyer and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1909 and 1910. References External links * Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: ''A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848-2002''. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 153–154 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gal, Sandor 1855 births 1937 deaths People from Harghita County 19th-century Hungarian lawyers Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutions Of 1848 In The Habsburg Areas
The Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire were a set of revolutions that took place in the Austrian Empire from March 1848 to November 1849. Much of the revolutionary activity had a nationalist character: the Empire, ruled from Vienna, included ethnic Germans, Hungarians, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Ruthenians (Ukrainians), Romanians, Croats, Venetians and Serbs; all of whom attempted in the course of the revolution to either achieve autonomy, independence, or even hegemony over other nationalities. The nationalist picture was further complicated by the simultaneous events in the German states, which moved toward greater German national unity. Besides these nationalists, liberal and even socialist currents resisted the Empire's longstanding conservatism. Preamble The events of 1848 were the product of mounting social and political tensions after the Congress of Vienna of 1815. During the "pre-March" period, the already conservative Austrian Empire moved further aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvanian Revolution Of 1848
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] |
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier (german: Militärgrenze, sh-Latn, Vojna krajina/Vojna granica, Војна крајина/Војна граница; hu, Katonai határőrvidék; ro, Graniță militară) was a borderland of the Habsburg monarchy and later the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empire. It acted as the ''cordon sanitaire'' against incursions from the Ottoman Empire. The establishment of the new defense system in Hungary and Croatia took place in the 16th century, following the election of Ferdinand I as king. Six districts under special military administration were established in Hungary and Croatia. The Croatian Military Frontier and the Slavonian Military Frontier came under the jurisdiction of the Croatian Sabor and ban. In 1627, they were placed under the direct control of the Habsburg military. For more than two centuries, they would retain complete civilian and military authority over the area, up to the abolition of the Military Frontier in 1881. During the 17th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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