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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] |
