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Mărișel
Mărișel (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Mărișel. The commune is situated in the northern reaches of the Apuseni Mountains, at the eastern edge of the Apuseni Natural Park, at an altitude of about . It is located in the western part of Cluj County, south of Huedin and west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Mărișel borders the following communes: Măguri-Răcătău to the south, Râșca to the north, Gilău to the east, and Beliș to the west. The Mărișelu Hydroelectric Power Station is located on the administrative territory of the commune. Demographics At the census from 2011 there were 1,468 people living in the commune; of those, 99.99% were ethnic Romanians. According to the 2021 census, the population had increased to 1,499, with 92.26% Romanians. Natives *Pelaghia Roșu Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 10 June 1870) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelaghia Roșu
Pelaghia Roșu (1800 – 10 June 1870) was a Romanian revolutionary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848–1849. In March 1849, she commanded a battalion of women in defense of her village. She was born in Mărișel, a small village near Cluj-Napoca. Her father, Ioan Dufle, provided homeschooling, using Romanian textbooks, after which she went to study for 3 years in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul .... She was married to Ioan Roșu and had one child, named Indrei (Andrei), who later fought with Avram Iancu's army during the Transylvanian Revolution. References * Păcățian, Teodor V. - Cartea de aur sau luptele politice-naționale ale românilor de sub coroana ungară, volume I, 2nd edition, Sibiu, Tipografia Iosif Marschall * Șan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mărișelu Hydroelectric Power Station
Mărişelu Hydro Power Plant is a large power plant on the Someșul Cald river situated in Romania. The project was started and finished in the 1970s and it was made up by the construction of a rockfill dam high and long at the top. From the reservoir, the water is diverted through a tunnel to the plant. The project was equipped with three hydrounits, the hydropower Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by energy transformation, ... plant having an installed capacity of 221 MW. The power plant generates 560 GWh of electricity per year. See also * Porţile de Fier I * Porţile de Fier II References External linksDescription Hydroelectric power stations in Romania Dams in Romania {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuseni Natural Park
The Apuseni Natural Park () is a protected area (nature park, natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Alba County, Alba (28%), Bihor County, Bihor (32 %), and Cluj County, Cluj (40%). Location The Natural Park is located in western Romania in the central-northern side of the Apuseni Mountains, comprising part of the Bihor Mountains to the south and to the north. It is situated on the administrative territory of 16 communes, which include 53 localities fully and 8 others partially. The Park features 3 resorts: Pietroasa, Bihor, Boga, Râșca, Cluj, Fântânele, and Arieșeni, Vârtop. Natural reserves The Apuseni Natural Park with an area of was declared natural protected area by the ''Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000'' (published in the Monitorul Oficial of Romania, Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (mountain peaks, cirques, caves, valleys, karst, karst areas, forests, and pastures), with flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilău, Cluj
Gilău (; or ''Gela'') is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is made up of three villages: Gilău, Someșu Cald (''Melegszamos''), and Someșu Rece (''Hidegszamos''). Geography The commune lies in the northeastern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains. It is located in the central part of Cluj County, about west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Gilău borders the communes of Baciu and Gârbău to the north, Florești to the east, Săvădisla to the southeast, Măguri-Răcătău and Mărișel to the south and southwest, and Căpușu Mare to the west. Demographics According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 7,861, of which 83.43% were ethnic Romanians, 9.45% 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 ..., and 7 ... [...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] |
Avram Iancu
Avram Iancu (; ; 1824 – September 10, 1872) was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Țara Moților region and the Apuseni Mountains. The rallying of peasants around him, as well as the allegiance he paid to the House of Habsburg, Habsburg monarchy, earned him the moniker ''Crăișorul Munților'' ("The Prince of the Mountains").Ion Ranca, Valeriu Nițu, ''Avram Iancu: documente și bibliografie'', Bucharest, Editura Științifică, 1974 (most contemporary documents about Avram Iancu, including his report to Wohlgemuth) Early life Avram Iancu was born in Avram Iancu, Alba, Vidra de Sus (currently Avram Iancu, Alba, Avram Iancu, Alba County), Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), Transylvania, then part of the Austrian Empire into a family of peasants that had been emancipated from serfdom. His fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Statistics (Romania)
The National Institute of Statistics (, INS) is a Romanian government agency which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as geography, the economy, demographics and society. The institute is also responsible for conducting Romania's census every ten years, with the latest census being organised in 2022. Leadership The head of the NIS is currently Tudorel Andrei, while the three vice-presidents are: * Ioan-Silviu VÎRVA, in charge of economic and social statistics * Marian Chivu, in charge of national accounts and the dissemination of statistical information * Beatrix Gered, in charge of IT activities and statistical infrastructure History Romania's first official statistics body was the Central Office for Administrative Statistics (''Oficiul Central de Statistică Administrativă''), established on July 12, 1859, under the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. The organisation, one of the first national statistics organisations in Europe, conducted its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Romanian Census
The 2021 Romanian census () was a census held in Romania between 1 February and 31 July 2022, with the reference day for the census data set at 1 December 2021. The census was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in order to avoid census takers from getting infected when coming into contact with ill or quarantined people. It was the first census held in Romania in which data was collected online, something that had support among Romanian youth. The census was divided into three phases: one in which personal data of the Romanian population was collected from various sites; another in which the population was to complete more precise data such as religion, in which town halls would help the natives of rural areas to answer the census; and a third one in which census takers would go to the homes and households of those who did not register their data online. Data for this census was planned not to be collected on paper, but inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, common culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, they speak the Romanian language and live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2021 Romanian census found that 89.3% 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 as well.''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 Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Romanian Census
The 2011 Romanian census was a census held in Romania between 20 and 31 October 2011. It was performed by some 120,000 census takers in around 101,000 statistic sectors throughout the country established by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Romania. Preparations started already in 2009, and it was announced that the process would not end until 2014. Anyone who did not answer questions in the census questionnaire would be fined between 1,500 and 4,500 Romanian lei, although 4 of the 100 questions related to the respondent's ethnicity, mother language, religion, and possible disabilities were not mandatory. Preliminary results were released once on 2 February 2012 and again on 20 August 2012. The final definitive result of the census came out on 4 July 2013, showing that, among other things, Romania had lost 1,559,300 people since the 2002 census, consequently having 20,121,641 inhabitants. Some people like sociologist Vasile Ghețău, director of the Center of Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Râșca, Cluj
Râșca () is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, 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 is composed of five villages: Dealu Mare, Lăpuștești (''Felsőszamos''), Mărcești, Râșca, and Stațiunea Fântânele. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,180, of which 92.71% were Romanians. References *''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beliș
Beliș (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bălcești (''Balktelep''), Beliș, Dealu Botii (''Kerekhegy''), Giurcuța de Jos (''Alsógyurkuca''), Giurcuța de Sus (''Felsőgyurkuca''), Poiana Horea (''Dealul Calului'' until 1941 and in 1954–1956; ''Gyálukaluluj''), and Smida. Demographics According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,164 people living in the commune; of those, 99.14% were ethnic Romanians and 0.34% 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 2021 census, Beliș had a population of 1,008, of which 84.82% were Romanians. Tourism * Horea's tree from Scorușet forest * Beliș Lake and Beliș-Fântânele tourist facility * Wooden church (1764) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
