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Hășdate (river)
The Hășdate (also: ''Hăjdate'', ) is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains, Cluj County, western Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Arieș. It flows through the municipalities Săvădisla, Ciurila and Petreștii de Jos, and joins the Arieș at Corneşti, near Turda Turda (; , ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the European route E81, and from nearby Câmpia .... e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . It formed the Cheile Turzii, a narrow river gorge. Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Hășd ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheile Turzii
Turda Gorge (, ) is a natural reserve (on Hășdate River) situated 6 km west of Turda and about 15 km south-east of Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, Romania. Geography The canyon, formed through the erosion of the Jurassic limestone of the mountain, is 2 900 m longVioleta Nicula, p. 64 and the walls have heights reaching 300 m. The total surface of the canyon is of 324 ha. Cheile Turzii contain one of the richest and most scenic karst landscapes in Romania. More than 1000 plant and animal species (some of them rare or endangered, like the wild garlic or some species of eagle) live here. History The site has been inhabited since the Neolithic. Flora More than 1,000 plant species can be found in the reservation, including Allium obliquum, Dianthus integripetalus, Viola jobi. Fauna 67 species of birds, butterflies (Eublema, Heterogynis, Dysauxes, Phybalopterix etc.) fish, amphibians and some mammals (foxes, weasels, martens, wild boars etc. Caves There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihai Viteazu, Cluj
Mihai Viteazu (archaic: ''Sânmihaiu''; ; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cheia (''Mészkő''), Cornești (''Sinfalva''), and Mihai Viteazu. Mihai Viteazu village, which is named after the medieval ruler Michael the Brave (''Romanian'': Mihai Viteazu), was founded in 1925 by the merging of two villages, Sânmihaiu de Jos (''Alsószentmihály'') and Sânmihaiu de Sus (''Felsőszentmihály''). Those two, together with Cornești and Cheia, were first mentioned in documents in the 14th century, after the settlement of Székelys in the Aranyos Seat area. However, archaeologists unearthed traces of human dwellings from earlier periods, too. The commune covers an area of . The most interesting sight of the area is the Turda Gorge (''Cheile Turzii''). Demography At the 2002 census, the commune had 5,423 inhabitants, of which 71.2% were Romanians, 27.4% Hungarians, and 1.3% Roma; 66.6% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Unitarian, ... [...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] |
Cluj County
Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed since the 11th century. Geography Cluj County lies in the northwestern half of the country, between parallels 47°28' in north and 46°24' in south, meridians 23°39' in west and 24°13' in east, respectively. It covers an area of unfolded in the contact zone of three representative natural units: the Apuseni Mountains, the Transylvanian Plateau, Someș Plateau, and the Transylvanian Plain. Cluj County is the 12th largest in the country and occupies 2.8% of Romania's area. It is bordered to the northeast with Maramureș County, Maramureș and Bistrița-Năsăud County, Bistrița-Năsăud counties, to the east with Mureș County, to the south with Alba County, and to the west with Bihor County, Bihor and Sălaj County, Sălaj counties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Săvădisla
Săvădisla () is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Finișel (''Kisfenes''), Hășdate (''Hasadát''), Lita (''Oláhléta''), Liteni (''Magyarléta''), Săvădisla, Stolna (''Isztolna''), Vălișoara (''Járarákos''), and Vlaha (''Magyarfenes''; until 1889 ''Olahfenes''). The commune is located in the south-central part of Cluj County, southwest of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Demographics At the 2011 census, the commune had 4,392 inhabitants; 51.6% were Hungarians, 44.4% Romanians, and 1.8% Roma. 2011 census results, |
Ciurila
Ciurila (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Ciurila, Filea de Jos (''Alsófüle''), Filea de Sus (''Felsőfüle''), Pădureni (''Magyaróság''), Pruniș (''Magyarszilvás''), Sălicea (''Szelicse''), Săliște (''Tordaszeleste''), and Șutu (''Sütmeg''). Located in the south-central part of the county, the commune belongs to the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area. Demographics According to the census from 2002 there were 1,509 people living in this town; of this population, 97.21% were ethnic Romanians, 2.05% ethnic Roma, and 0.59% ethnic Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa .... At the 2011 census, there were 1,594 inhabitants, of which 90.65% were Romanians, 3.45% Roma, and 1.19% Hungarians. At the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petreștii De Jos
Petreștii de Jos (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Crăești (''Pusztaszentkirály''), Deleni (''Indal''), Livada (''Tordaegres''), Petreștii de Jos, Petreștii de Mijloc (''Középpeterd''), Petreștii de Sus (''Felsőpeterd''), and Plaiuri (''Tordahagymás''). Demographics According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,512 people living in this commune, of which 93.25% were ethnic Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ... and 2.58% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Petreștii de Jos had a population of 1,391; of those, 88.86% were Romanians. References *''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arieș
The Arieș () is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Gura Arieșului, southwest of Luduș. Its total length (including its headwater Arieșul Mare) is , and its drainage basin area is . Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River", the name being derived from the Latin "Aureus". The Hungarian name "Aranyos" means "Golden" and it was first mentioned in 1177. Course The source of the river is in the Bihor Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains, which translates as The Western Mountains. The Arieș is formed near the village of Mihoești at the confluence of two headwaters: Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic. It flows through the Alba and Cluj counties and flows into the Mureș River near the village of Gura Arieșului, which is close to the town of Luduș. The towns of Câmpeni, Baia de Arieș, Turda, and Câmpia Turzii lie on the river Arieș. The upper valley of the river, Țara Moților, is a beautiful rustic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micuș
The Micuș is a left tributary of the river Hășdate in Romania. It flows into the Hășdate in Petreștii de Jos Petreștii de Jos (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Crăești (''Pusztaszentkirály''), Deleni (''Indal''), Livada (''Tordaegres''), Petreștii de Jos, Petreștii de Mijloc (''Középpeterd' .... e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Cluj County {{Cluj-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves. Geography The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata () near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak ), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains. Boundaries *To the north: the Barcău River. *To the south: the Mureș River. *To the east: the Transylvanian Plateau. *To the west: the Crișana plains. Subdivisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turda
Turda (; , ; ; ) is a Municipiu, city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the European route E81, and from nearby Câmpia Turzii. The city consists of four neighborhoods: Turda Veche, Turda Nouă, Oprișani, and Poiana. It is traversed from west to east by the Arieș, Arieș River and north to south by its tributary, Valea Racilor (Arieș), Valea Racilor. History Ancient times There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating to the Middle Paleolithic, some 60,000 years ago. The Dacians established a town that Ptolemy in his Geography (Ptolemy), ''Geography'' calls ''Patreuissa'', which is probably a corruption of ''Patavissa'' or ''Potaissa'', the latter being more common. It was conquered by the Ancient Rome, Romans, who kept the name ''Potaissa'', between AD 101 and 106, during the rule of Trajan, together with parts of Decebalus, Decebal's Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
