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Rușchița Marble
Rușchița marble ( hr, Ruščica; sr, Рушчица; hu, Ruskica márvány; german: Ruschitza-Marmor) is a mainly reddish, pinkish or white calcitic marble found in Romania. The marble deposit is located in the north of Caraș-Severin County, about northwest of the village of Rusita near Rusca Montană, in the Poiana Rusca Mountains. Rușchița marble mining was done in the shape of a turned-over bell between 1884 and 1960. The quarry originally belonged to the royal Hungarian Ärar. He leased it to Johannes Bibel from Oravița Oravița (; hu, Oravicabánya; german: Orawitz; cs, Oravice; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Oravica, separator=/, Оравица) is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 11,382 in 2011. Its theater is a fully fu ... in the 19th century.Franz Schafarzik: ''Detaillierte Mitteilungen über die auf dem Gebiete des Ungarischen Reiches befindlichen Steinbrüche''. Budapest 1909, p. 267. Nowadays the extraction is made i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is typically not foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term ''marble'' refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material. Etymology The word "marble" derives from the Ancient Greek (), from (), "crystalline rock, shining stone", perhaps from the verb (), "to flash, sparkle, gleam"; R. S. P. Beekes has suggested that a " Pre-Greek origin is probable". This stem is also the ancestor of the English word "marmoreal," meaning "marble-like." While the English term "marble" resembles the French , most other European languages (with words like "marmoreal") more closely resemble the original Ancient Greek. Physical origins Marble is a rock resulting from metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caraș-Severin County
Caraș-Severin () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia. The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat, with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania. The county seat is Reșița. The Caraș-Severin county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Serbo-Croatian, it is known as ''Karaš Severin''/Караш Северин or ''Karaš-Severinska županija'', in Hungarian as ''Krassó-Szörény megye'', in German as ''Kreis Karasch-Severin'', and in Bulgarian as Караш-Северин (translit. ''Karash-Severin''). Demographics The county is part of the Danube-Kris-Mureș-Tisza euroregion. In 2011, it had a population of 274,277 and a population density of 33.63/km2. The majority of the population (89.23%) are Romanians. There are also Roma (2.74%), Croats (1.88%), Germans – Banat Swabians (1.11%), Serbs (1.82%), Hungarians (1.19%) and Ukrainians (0.94%). Geography With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusca Montană
Rusca Montană ( hu, Ruszkabánya; german: Rußberg or ''Ruskberg'') is a commune in Caraș-Severin County of Western Romania with a population of 2,095 people. It is composed of two villages, Rusca Montană and Rușchița (''Ruszkica'' or ''Ruszkicatelep''). It is situated in the historical region of Banat. Rusca Montană is notable for the marble deposits nearby, which include Rușchița marble. Péter Pan Péter Pan (21 September 1897 – 19 September 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian soldier, died in the battle of Monte Grappa, final stages of World War I. He was born at Ruszkabánya-Krassó-Szörény (currently Rusca Montană). A museum has been opened in Rusca Montană in his honour and the street where he was born bears his name. The namesake with the well-known literary character makes him famous, his tomb is one of the most visited of monte Grappa Monte Grappa ( vec, Mónte Grapa) (1,775 m) is a mountain of the Venetian Prealps in Veneto, Italy. It lies between the Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poiana Rusca Mountains
Poiana may refer to: Geography Italy * Pojana Maggiore (Poiana Maggiore), a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy * Villa Pojana, or Poiana, a patrician villa in Pojana Maggiore, a UNESCO World Heritage site Moldova * Poiana, Șoldănești, a commune in Șoldănești district *Poiana, a village in Hincăuți Commune, Edineț district *Poiana, a village in Boghenii Noi Commune, Ungheni district Romania Inhabited places * Poiana, Dâmbovița, a commune in Dâmbovița County * Poiana, Galați, a commune in Galați County *Poiana, a village in Bistra, Alba *Poiana, a village in Bucium, Alba *Poiana, a village in Sohodol Commune, Alba County *Poiana, a village in Vârfurile Commune, Arad County *Poiana, a village in Colonești, Bacău *Poiana, a village in Livezi, Bacău *Poiana, a village in Mărgineni, Bacău *Poiana, a village in Motoșeni Commune, Bacău County *Poiana, a village in Negri, Bacău *Poiana, a village in Criștioru de Jos Commune, Bihor County *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oravița
Oravița (; hu, Oravicabánya; german: Orawitz; cs, Oravice; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Oravica, separator=/, Оравица) is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 11,382 in 2011. Its theater is a fully functional scaled down version of the old Burgtheater in Vienna. Six villages are administered by the town: Agadici (''Agadics''; ''Agaditsch''), Brădișoru de Jos (until 1960 ''Maidan''; ''Majdán''), Broșteni (''Brostyán''), Ciclova Montană (''Csiklóbánya''; ''Montan-Tschiklowa''), Marila (''Marillavölgy''; ''Marillathal'') and Răchitova (''Rakitova''). Etymology The name of the town is derived from the Slavic word '' orah(ov)'', meaning "(of) walnut" with suffix ''-ița''. Villages Agadici The history of Agadici can be traced back to at least the 17th century, when records noted a population of "800 souls". Today, there are fewer than 200 people living in Agadici. Agadici is a word derived from Turkish: '' Aga'' meaning 'colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economy Of Romania
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the production, use, and management of scarce resources'. A given economy is a set of processes that involves its culture, values, education, technological evolution, history, social organization, political structure, legal systems, and natural resources as main factors. These factors give context, content, and set the conditions and parameters in which an economy functions. In other words, the economic domain is a social domain of interrelated human practices and transactions that does not stand alone. Economic agents can be individuals, businesses, organizations, or governments. Economic transactions occur when two groups or parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good or service, commonly expressed in a certain currency. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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