Grigorescu (previously called ''Donath'') is a district in the west of

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

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. The district was named after

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General

Eremia Grigorescu Eremia Teofil Grigorescu (28 November 1863 – 21 July 1919) was a Romanian artillery general during World War I, and Minister of War in the Constantin Coandă cabinet (October–November 1918). Early life Born in 1863 in the village Golășe ...

in the 1960s. The previous name, Donath, remains associated with the district due to Strada Donath (Donath Street) a main street running through the district. Somes reamenajare

Public transport

Grigorescu is served by nine of the main CTP bus lines. The 26, 26L, 27, 28, 28B, 30, 41 and 44 run down Octavian Goga and Alexander Vlahuţă-Fântânele towards the city centre. The 43 runs out of the city towards the supermarket Cora and Polus Centre Shopping Mall just outside Grigorescu (also the 28B continues on this route). A separate bus run by the supermarket Cora also runs from Cora through Grigorescu to the city centre. Harta Cartier Grigorescu Cluj-Napoca

Buildings

The west of the Grigorescu district consists mostly of apartment blocks built in the

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era, with more traditional houses to the west. Notable buildings include the local headquarters of TVR (Romanian public television), the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania, the National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technology (INCDTIM), and the Grand Hotel Napoca. {{coord, 44, 56, N, 27, 22, E, display=title, region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Districts of Cluj-Napoca