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Pintea The Brave
Grigore Pintea, aka Pintea the Brave ( hu, Pintye Vitéz; February 25, 1670 in Hollómező, Principality of Transylvania (today Măgoaja, Romania) – August 14, 1703 in Nagybánya, Kingdom of Hungary (today Baia Mare, Romania), was a famous heroic ''haiduc'' (rebel) stemming from Măgoaja, Lăpuș Country. ''"Have you heard of such brave,'' ''With such a merciful heart,'' ''Of a such great brave,'' ''He is helping the poor”'' According to biographical records, Grigore Pintea, son of Cupșa Pintea and Mălina (born Costan), was born in 1670 as a descendant of petty Romanian nobility - as Ioan Cupșa - from Hollómező (now Măgoaja) in Belső-Szolnok Country. According to legends, ballads, and movies, he antagonizes regional nobles and decides to fight against social injustice. He flees to the forests of the nearby Máramaros County and lives like a Robin Hood (haiduc). During those years, he terrorized the local nobility, who strove to catch him, but he always managed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pintea
Pintea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Pintea (1954–2007), Romanian actor * Crina Pintea (née Ailincăi; born 1990), Romanian handballer * Gherman Pântea or Pîntea (1894–1968), Bessarabian-born soldier, civil servant and political figure * Horatio Pintea (born 1962), Canadian table tennis player * Pintea the Brave (Grigore Pintea, 1670-1703), Romanian heroic rebel * Valentin Pîntea (born 1962) is a Romanian gymnast * Vasile Pîntea Vasile Pîntea is a Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, ... (born 1951), Moldovan politician See also * {{surname Romanian-language surnames ... [...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] |
Gutin Mountains
The Gutin Mountains (; hu, Gutin-hegység; uk, Гутинський масив) are a mountain range within the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. They are centered in Maramureș County in Romania, bordering Satu Mare County, and also stretching further towards northwest as the Oaș Mountains, and reaching the border with Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. Its highest mountain is Gutâi Peak, with an altitude of . The northern sections of Gutin Mountains contain the volcanic mountain chain ''Creasta Cocoșului'' (Cock's comb), peaking at . See also * Romanian Carpathians * Ukrainian Carpathians The Ukrainian Carpathians ( uk, Українські Карпати) are a section of the Eastern Carpathians, within the borders of modern Ukraine. They are located in the southwestern corner of Western Ukraine, within administrative territori ... References Sources * External links Gutin Mountains on the geographical map of Maramureș CountyGutin and Oaș Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budești, Maramureș
Budești ( hu, Budfalva or ''Budfalu'', yi, בודשט or ''Budesht'') is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Budești and Sârbi (''Szerfalva'' or ''Szerfalu''). The 17th century wooden church of Saint Nicholas, Budești Josani is one of eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș that UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...br> References Communes in Maramureș County Localities in Romanian Maramureș≠ {{Maramureş-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sighetu Marmației
Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; german: Marmaroschsiget or ''Siget''; hu, Máramarossziget, ; uk, Сигіт, Syhit; yi, סיגעט, Siget), until 1960 Sighet, is a city (Municipalities of Romania, municipality) in Maramureș County near the Iza River, in northwestern Romania. Geography Sighetu Marmației is situated along the Tisza, Tisa river on the border with Ukraine, across from the Ukrainian town of Solotvyno. Neighboring communities include: Sarasău, Săpânța, Câmpulung la Tisa, Ocna Șugatag, Giulești, Maramureș, Giulești, Vadu Izei, Rona de Jos and Bocicoiu Mare communities in Romania, Bila Cerkva community and the Solotvyno township in Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast). The city administers five villages: Iapa (''Kabolapatak''), Lazu Baciului (''Bácsiláz''), Șugău (''Sugó''), Valea Cufundoasă (''Mélypatak'') and Valea Hotarului (''Határvölgy''). Demographics The city has 37,640 inhabitants. *Romanians - 82.2% *Hungarian minori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița
(; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approximately 70,000 inhabitants and administers six villages: (; ), (; ), (; ), (; ), (until 1950 ; ; ) and (; ). Etymology The town was named after the River, whose name comes from the Slavic word meaning 'fast-moving water'. History The earliest sign of settlement in the area of is in Neolithic remains. The Turkic Pechenegs settled the area in 12th century following attacks of the Cumans. Transylvanian Saxons settled the area in 1206 and called the region . A large part of settlers were fugitives, convicts, and poor people looking for lands and opportunities. The destruction of ("Market Nösen") under the Mongols of central Europe is described in a document from 1241. The city was then called . Situated on several trade routes, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalău
Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: ro, Zălau (; german: Zillenmarkt or , hu, Zilah, tr, Zile) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2011, its estimated population was 56,202. History Ancient times Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the historical landmark of Porolissum, a well-preserved Roman Castrum with an imposing fortress, an amphitheater, temples, houses and a customs house in the ancient Roman province of Dacia. Zalău was the crossing point between Central Europe and Transylvania, along the so-called "Salt Route". Archaeological discoveries revealed evidence of human existence in this area since the Neolithic, approx. 6500 years ago. Dacian coins found in archaeological perimeters of the city central area and on the Valea Mâții, west of the city, plus important items belonging to Roman culture, are evidence of free Dacian continuity in this area and of developing economic relations with the Roman ancient city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Densușianu
Nicolae Densușianu (; 18 April 1846 – 24 March 1911) was a Transylvanian, later Romanian ethnologist and collector of Romanian folklore. He was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, with a specialty in history. His main work, for which he is chiefly remembered, was the posthumously printed ''Dacia Preistorică'' (1913), with a preface contributed by C. I. Istrati; a facsimile edition was published in 2002 by Editura Arhetip, Bucharest. In ''Dacia Preistorică'' Densușianu combined the studies of folklore and comparative religion with archaeology to construct a theory about the Prehistory, Prehistoric cultures of Dacia. The work has drawn criticism for unprofessionalism and evidence of nationalism, and for standing at the source of Dacianism. Mainstream scholars regarded his book as fanciful and unscientific. His works hypothesize the existence of a Dacian-centered "Pelasgians, Pelasgian Empire", created in the 6th millennium BC, and which, he claimed, was governe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satu Mare
Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania. Mentioned in the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' as ("Zotmar's fort"), the city has a history going back to the Middle Ages. Today, it is an academic, cultural, industrial, and business centre in the Nord-Vest development region. Geography Satu Mare is situated in Satu Mare County, in northwest Romania, on the river Someș, from the border with Hungary and from the border with Ukraine. The city is located at an altitude of on the Lower Someș alluvial plain, spreading out from the Administrative Palace at 25 October Square. The boundaries of the municipality contain an area of . From a geomorphologic point of view, the city is located on the Someș Meadow on both sides of the river, which n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter The Great
Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from to 1721 and subsequently the Russian Empire until his death in 1725, jointly ruling with his elder half-brother, Ivan V until 1696. He is primarily credited with the modernisation of the country, transforming it into a European power. Through a number of successful wars, he captured ports at Azov and the Baltic Sea, laying the groundwork for the Imperial Russian Navy, ending uncontested Swedish supremacy in the Baltic and beginning the Tsardom's expansion into a much larger empire that became a major European power. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political systems with ones that were modern, scientific, Westernised and based on the Enlightenment. Peter's reforms had a lasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
