RORA
Rora may refer to: * Rora (name) *Rora, a village administered by the city of Sighișoara, Mureș County, Romania *Rora, Aberdeenshire, a rural settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland *Rora, a diminutive of the Russian feminine first name Avrora (a form of Aurora) * Rorà, a municipality in Piedmont, Italy * Røra, a village in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway *RORA, RAR-related orphan receptor alpha RAR-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα), also known as NR1F1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group F, member 1) is a nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the ''RORA'' gene. RORα participates in the transcriptional regulation of some g ...

Aurora (given Name)
Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora.Petrovsky, p. 36 Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew. Each morning she traveled in her chariot across the sky from east to west, proclaiming renewal with the rising of the sun. The Romans also associated the Northern Lights, or the Aurora borealis, with the goddess. Aurora is also traditionally the name of the princess in the fairy tale ''Sleeping Beauty'' and the many works of art it has inspired. The tale of a cursed princess who slept for one hundred years and was awakenened by the kiss of a prince might be considered a modern retelling of the ancient story of Aurora the dawn goddess, whose myths also include stories of a long sleep and an awakening at dawn. It was not in use in the Middle Ages but came into general use in Europe in the 17th century in Sweden, Spain and the Spanish-speaking world and Italy. It was used in the English-speaking world by the 18th ...
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Rora (name)
Rora is a surname and given name. Notable people known by that name include the following: Surname * Dino Rora (1945–1966), Italian swimmer *Krasnodar Rora (1945–2020), Croatian football player and manager *Shigihara Rōra, Japanese name of Laura Shigihara, American singer-songwriter, video game developer, composer, and Twitch streamer Nickname *Rora-rora, name given to Kalola Pupuka-o-Honokawailani, Hawaiian high chiefess *Rora Asim Khan, alternate name of Aurora Nilsson, (1894–1972), Swedish writer See also * Rola (name) * Rora (other) *Roro (name) RoRo or Roro is a nickname and given name. Notable people with this name include the following: Nickname * Ró-Ró, nickname of Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia (born 1990), Qatari footballer * RoRo, nickname of Roger Fabricio Rojas Lazo, known ...

Sighișoara
Sighișoara (; hu, Segesvár ; german: Schäßburg ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich''; yi, שעסבורג, Shesburg; la, Castrum Sex) is a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, Romania. Located in the historic region of Transylvania, Sighișoara has a population of 28,102 according to the 2011 census. It is a popular tourist destination for its well-preserved walled old town, which is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The city administers seven villages: Angofa, Aurel Vlaicu, Hetiur, Rora, Șoromiclea, Venchi, and Viilor. Sighișoara was part of the Hungarian Kingdom until 1918. History During the 12th century, German craftsmen and merchants known as the Transylvanian Saxons were invited to Transylvania by the King of Hungary to settle and defend the frontier of his realm. The chronicler Krauss lists a Saxon settlement in present-day Sighișoara by 1191. A document of 1280 records a town built on the site of a Roman fort as ''Castrum Sex'' or "six- ...
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Rora, Aberdeenshire
Rora ( gd, Ròrath) is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie. Rora Moss Rora Moss, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is an area of Bog#Raised bog, raised peat bog lying to the north-west of the village. The area has been heavily drained and subject to domestic and commercial peat cutting. People from Rora *Thomas Arbuthnot (Senior), pioneer of commercial kelp manufacture (1681–1762) *Charles Arbuthnot (abbot), Charles Arbuthnot, abbot and mathematician (1737–1820) References

Villages in Aberdeenshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Banff and Buchan {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub ...
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Rorà
Rorà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southwest of Turin Situated 5 km from Luserna San Giovanni, the small center of Rorà lies at the foot of Mount Frioland in the upper valley of the river Luserna. In its territory are the quarries that since antiquity were used to extract the renowned Luserna stone, and the houses of the village shows beautiful walls made with this stone. It was the scene of several campaigns against the Waldensians and is historically linked to Joshua Janavel. Nearby Torre Pellice is the center of the Waldensian church. Rorà borders the following municipalities: Villar Pellice, Torre Pellice, Luserna San Giovanni, and Bagnolo Piemonte. History Rorà is the transcription of the ancient name of the village, which means oakwood (from rou, oak), alluding to the woods that once covered the valley. The existence of a municipal organization with delimitation of ...
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Røra
Røra is a village in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on a small peninsula between the Trondheimsfjorden and the Børgin fjord. The village is located about north of the town of Verdalsøra and about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Hylla lies just south of Røra and the municipal centre of Straumen lies a short distance to the west. The European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line both run through the village, with the train stopping at Røra Station. Norwegian County Road 755 begins in Røra and continues on toward Leksvik to the south. The historic Salberg Church is located in the village. The village has a population (2018) of 430 and a population density of . History Røra lies between Stiklestad and Mære, and is in an area of rich historical monuments. An early highway, The King's Road ( no, kongevei), was at a higher elevation than the current highway. Along this route there are ...
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