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Fericea
Valea Chioarului () is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare (''Nagykörtvélyes''), Durușa (''Durusa''), Fericea (''Szamosfericse''), Mesteacăn (''Kisnyíres''), Valea Chioarului, and Vărai (''Kőváralja''). The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of about , on the banks of the river Bârsău. Valea Chioarului is crossed by national road (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the Ukrainian border at Halmeu. See also * Wietenberg culture The Wietenberg culture was a Bronze Age Europe, Middle Bronze Age archeological culture in central Romania (Prehistory of Transylvania, Transylvania) that roughly dates to 2200–1600/1500 BCE. Representing a local variant of Usatove culture, ... References Communes in Maramureș County {{Maramur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wietenberg Culture Axes At National Museum Of Transylvanian History 2007
The Wietenberg culture was a Middle Bronze Age archeological culture in central Romania (Transylvania) that roughly dates to 2200–1600/1500 BCE. Representing a local variant of Usatove culture, it was contemporary with the Ottomány culture and Unetice culture and was replaced by the Noua culture. Its name was coined after the eponymic Wietenberg Hill near Sighișoara. People of this culture traded with the Mycenaeans. Burial sites contain bronze battle axes and maces with stone heads. Pottery consists of amphorae with spiral and meandric ornament. By 1964, about 200 settlements of this culture were discovered. Gallery File:Wietenberg culture axes at National Museum of Transylvanian History 2007.jpg, Battle axes from Valea Chioarului, Maramureș County (National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj) File:Wientenberg gold bracelet 2.jpg, Gold bracelet (from pre-WWI book plate) File:Wietenberg gold bracelet 1.jpg, Gold bracelet from Biia, Alba County, c. 1600 BC ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щина, in German language, German as ''Kreis Marmarosch'', and in Yiddish as מאַרמאַראָש. Geography Maramureș County is situated in the northern part of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, and has a border with Ukraine. This county has a total area of , of which 43% is covered by the Rodna Mountains, with its tallest peak, , at altitude. Together with the Gutin Mountains, Gutâi and Țibleș Mountains, Țibleș mountain ranges, the Rodna mountains are part of the Eastern Carpathians. The rest of the county are hills, plateaus, and valleys. The county is crossed by Tisza, Tisa River and its main tributaries: the Iza (river), Iza, Vișeu, and Mara (Iza), Mara rivers. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baia Mare
Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city along the Săsar, Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Bucharest, from the border with Hungary, and from the border with Ukraine. Located south of the and Gutin Mountains, Gutâi mountains, Baia Mare had a population of 108,759 at the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, and a Baia Mare metropolitan area, metropolitan area home to about 200,000 residents. The city administers four villages: Blidari (''Kőbánya''), Firiza (''Felsőfernezely''), Valea Borcutului (''Borpatak''), and Valea Neagră (''Feketepatak''). Baia Mare was named the Romanian Youth Capital from 2 May 2018 to 1 May 2019. Baia Mare is the greenest municipality in Romania, with 133 square meters of green space for each inhabitant. History Prehistory The city's development on the middle course of Săsar, Săsar River, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sălaj County
Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the north by Satu Mare County, Satu Mare and Maramureș County, Maramureș counties, to the west and south-west by Bihor County, and to the south-east by Cluj County. Zalău is the county seat, as well as its largest city. Etymology In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szilágy megye'', in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Salašská župa'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Zillenmarkt''. The county is named after the river Sălaj (river), Sălaj, which gets its name from Hungarian ''Szilágy'' "elm creek", composed from ''wikt:szil, szil'', "elm" and ''wikt:ágy, ágy'' "Stream bed, riverbed". History Antiquity On 28 July 1978, a team of speleologists discovered in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârsău (river)
The Bârsău () is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to .... It discharges into the Someș in Colțirea. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Maramureș County {{Maramureș-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Romania
Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: *motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits *expressways (drum – pl. drumuri express) – colour: red; designation: DEx followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *national road (drum național – pl. drumuri naționale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *county road (drum județean – pl. drumuri județene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county *local road (drum – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E58
European route E 58 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Vienna, Austria, and passing through Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova, ends in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It is approximately long. Since 2014, a part of the road in eastern Ukraine has been under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia took direct control of areas of the road in Donbas, Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Route * **: Vienna - Fischamend - Bruck an der Leitha **: Bruck an der Leitha - / border * **: / border (Start of Concurrency with ) - Bratislava **: (Start of Concurrency with ) Bratislava - Senec - Trnava **: (End of Concurrency with ) Trnava - Nitra - Zvolen **: Zvolen - Vigľaš - Lučenec - Rimavská Sobota - Figa **: Figa - Tornaľa **: Tornaľa - Rožňava - Košice (End of Concurrency with ) **: (Start of Concurrency with ) Košice **: Košice - Michalovce - / borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade (). Located in the Someșul Mic river valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital of the Historical regions of Romania, historical province of Transylvania. For some decades prior to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania. , 286,598 inhabitants live in the city. The Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area had a population of 411,379 people, while the population of the peri-urbanisation, peri-urban area is approximately 420,000. According to a 2007 estimate, the city hosted an average population of over 20,000 students and other non-residents each year from 2004 to 2007. The city spreads out from St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca, St. Michael's Church in Unirii Square, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania–Ukraine Border
The Romania–Ukraine border is the state border between Romania and Ukraine. It consists of both a land and a maritime boundary. The total border length is including by rivers and by the Black Sea. It is part of the external border of the European Union (since Romania's accession to the EU in January 2007). The maritime delimitation between the two countries , including the continental shelf and exclusive economic zonesm was adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2009. Location The land border consists of two parts: the northern part stretches across Carpathian Mountains region roughly west–east from the Hungary-Romania-Ukraine tripoint to the northern Moldova-Romania-Ukraine tripoint. It starts along the Tisza River (through Maramureș) and runs across the historical region of Bukovina in the Eastern Carpathians. The southern part stretches between Budjak and Dobruja regions roughly west–east from the southern Moldova-Romania-Ukraine tripoint to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halmeu
Halmeu (, ; ) is a commune of 4,276 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Băbești (''Kisbábony''), Dobolț (''Dabolc''), Halmeu, Halmeu-Vii (''Halmihegy''), and Mesteacăn (''Nyírestanya''). The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbești Commune. Geography The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary. It is traversed by national road (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26. Demographics Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 people in 1877. In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1,196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jews (30.7%), and 613 Roman Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
