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Sânmihaiu De Câmpie
Sânmihaiu de Câmpie ( hu, Mezőszentmihály) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Brăteni (''Mezőbarátfalva''), La Curte (''Köbölkútitanyák''), Sălcuța (''Fűzkút''), Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Stupini (''Mezősolymos'') and Zoreni (''Lompérd''). The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the Transylvanian Plateau. It lies from the county seat, Bistrița, close to the borders with Mureș County, Mureș and Cluj County, Cluj counties; Târgu Mureș is to the south, while Cluj-Napoca is to the west. Sânmihaiu de Câmpie is traversed by Roads in Romania, county roads DJ151 and DJ162. The commune has a train station that serves the Căile Ferate Române Căile Ferate Române Line 400, Line 406, which comes from Bistrița Bârgăului and and leads to the town of Luduș in Mureș County. Sights include the and the . At the 2011 census, Sânmihaiu de Câmpie had a population of 1,459. Accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița-Năsăud County
Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-Nassod''. The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County ( ro, Comitatul Bistriţa-Năsăud) in the Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award, as it became part of Hungary again). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County, with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș County, Mureș, Cluj County, Cluj, and Someș County, Someș counties. Demographics On 31 October 2011, it had a population of 277,861 and the population density was . * Romanians – 89.9% * Hungarians in Romania, Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrița Bârgăului
Bistrița Bârgăului ( hu, Borgóbeszterce) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bistrița Bârgăului and Colibița (''Kolibica''). The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County, Mureș and Suceava County, Suceava counties. It lies on the banks of the river Bistrița (Someș), Bistrița (sometimes referred to as ''Bistrița ardeleană'' or ''Bistricioara''), nestled between the Bârgău Mountains to the north and the Călimani Mountains to the south. Roads in Romania, National road (part of European route E58) connects Bistrița Bârgăului to the county seat, Bistrița, to the west, and to Vatra Dornei, to the east. There is also a train station, which serves the Căile Ferate Române, CFR Căile Ferate Române Line 400, Line 406, that runs to and on to the town of Luduș. Colibița is the site of , a reservoir that has become a tourist attraction. The lake was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sălcuța Serial Killer
The Sălcuța serial killer is the name given to an unidentified Romanian serial killer thought to be responsible for at least five murders committed in the village of Sălcuța from 1992 to 1999. A shepherd named Francisc Trombițaș was prosecuted for these crimes but was exonerated of all charges in 2009. The statute of limitations on all murders has since passed, meaning that even if the culprit is found, he cannot be prosecuted. Murders Confirmed The first confirmed murders date back to the night of March 24 to 25, 1992, when 64-year-old Domnița Macarie was raped and strangled in Sălcuța. This crime was witnessed by a neighbor named Ioan Frătean, who was subsequently hit on the head by the perpetrator, crushing his temple. Frătean was still alive when found, but died from his injuries in the hospital, unable to provide any details. The double murder quickly drew the attention of the local police, and even though a list of suspects was formed, all of them were eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great National Assembly Of Alba Iulia
The Great National Assembly of Alba Iulia ( ro, Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia) was an assembly held on 1 December 1918 in the city of Alba Iulia in which a total of 1,228 delegates from several areas inhabited by ethnic Romanians declared the union of Transylvania with Romania. It was summoned by the . Regular ethnic Romanian civilians were also called to participate, and these came from all regions inhabited by Romanians; in total, the assembly was attended by some 100,000 people. The union of Transylvania with Romania was declared with the adoption of the during the assembly. Even though Blaj and Sibiu were considered as places where the assembly could take place, the city of Alba Iulia ended up being chosen for this. This was because its Romanian militia was the strongest of Transylvania at the time and also because of the symbolic value of the city for having been a capital of the former Principality of Transylvania and because of the actions in the city of Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Fiscuteanu
Ioan Fiscuteanu (; 19 November 1937 – 8 December 2007) was a Romanian theater and film actor. He last worked at the in Târgu MureÈ™. Fiscuteanu was born in Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, BistriÈ›a-Năsăud County. He graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest in 1962. The role of ''Dante Remus Lăzărescu'' in the 2005 film ''The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu'' brought Fiscuteanu critical acclaim, as well as the Golden Swan award for best actor at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. He also played supporting roles in notable Romanian films such as Nae Caranfil's ''Asphalt Tango'' (1993), Șerban Marinescu's ''The Earth's Most Beloved Son'' (1993), and Lucian Pintilie's ''The Oak'' (1992). In 2011 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died in Târgu MureÈ™, aged 70, from colorectal cancer. He was buried in the city's Central Cemetery. References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Uralic language family. There are an estimated 15 million ethnic Hungarians and their descendants worldwide, of whom 9.6 million live in today's Hungary. About 2–3 million Hungarians live in areas that were part of the Kingdom of Hungary before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 and are now parts of Hungary's seven neighbouring countries, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria. Significant groups of people with Hungarian ancestry live in various other parts of the world, most of them in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Chile, Brazil, Australia, and Argentina. Hungarians can be divided into several subgroups according to local linguistic and cultural characteristics; subgroups with distinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma In Romania
Romani people (Roma; Romi, traditionally '' Èšigani'', (often called "Gypsies" though this term is considered a slur) constitute one of Romania's largest minorities. According to the 2011 census, their number was 621.573 people or 3.3% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians. There are different estimates about the size of the total population of people with Romani ancestry in Romania, varying from 4.6 per cent to over 10 percent of the population, because many people of Romani descent do not declare themselves Romani. For example, the Council of Europe estimates that approximately 1.85 million Roma live in Romania, a figure equivalent to 8.32% of the population. Origins The Romani people originate from northern India, presumably from the northwestern Indian regions such as Rajasthan and Punjab. The linguistic evidence has indisputably shown that roots of Romani language lie in India: the language has grammatical characteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The Demographic history of Romania#20 October 2011 census, 2011 Romanian census found that just under 89% of Romania's citizens identified themselves as ethnic Romanians. In one interpretation of the 1989 census results in Moldova, the majority of Moldovans were counted as ethnic Romanians.''Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook By'' David Levinson (author), David Levinson, Published 1998 – Greenwood Publishing Group.At the time of the 1989 census, Moldova's total population was 4,335,400. The largest nationality in the republic, ethnic Romanians, numbered 2,795,000 persons, accounting for 64.5 percent of the population. Source U.S. Library of Congress "however it is one interpreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LuduÈ™
Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș. Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămești (''Eckentelep''), Cioarga (''Csorga''), Ciurgău (''Csorgó''), Fundătura (''Mezőalbisitelep'' or ''Belsőtelep''), Gheja (''Marosgezse'') and Roșiori (''Andrássytelep''). History * 1330 – First mentioned as Plehanus de Ludas. * 1377 – Mentioned in a transaction between two Hungarian nobles. * 1930 – 5,085 inhabitants. * 1940 to 1944, Hungarians occupied the town. The Jewish population is murdered during the Luduș massacre from 5 to 13 September 1944. * 1960 - Luduș became a town. * 1966 - 11,794 inhabitants. * 2002 - 17,497 inhabitants. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 15,328; out of them, 65.9% were Romanian, 23.2% were Hungarian, and 6.3% were Roma. In 1850, the town had 1,166 inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române Line 400
Line 400 is one of CFR's main lines in Romania having a total length of . The main line, connecting Brașov with the northwestern city Satu Mare, passes through the important cities Sfântu Gheorghe, Miercurea Ciuc, Dej, Jibou and Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramur .... Secondary lines References Railway lines in Romania Standard gauge railways in Romania Transport in Satu Mare {{Europe-rail-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
