Beiuș is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (Gyalány). Between the late 18th and very early 20th centuries, Beiuș constituted one of the most important learning centres of the Romanian language in Crișana. Places to see Today, Beiuș is a peaceful place, combining few ethnicities […]
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Brașov is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. Brașov is located in the central part of the country, about 166 km (103 mi) north of Bucharest and 380 km (236 mi) from the Black Sea. It is surrounded by the Southern Carpathians and is part of the historical region of Transylvania. The city is notable for being the regional capital of the Transylvanian Saxons of the Burzenland (Romanian: Țara Bârsei) administrative […]
Răcari is a town located in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers seven villages: Bălănești, Colacu, Ghergani, Ghimpați, Mavrodin, Săbiești and Stănești. It was declared a town in 2004. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county, 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Bucharest, on road DN7. It lies in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 140 m (460 ft), and is […]
Sărmașu is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers seven villages: Balda (Báld), Larga (Lárga), Moruț (Marocháza), Sărmășel (Kissármás), Sărmășel-Gară (Bánffytanya), Titiana (Titiána) and Vișinelu (Csehtelke). Demographics According to the 2011 census, the town has 6,833 inhabitants, divided among the following ethnic groups:[ Romanians (67.24%) Hungarians (22.36%) Roma (10.2%) Natives Alin Chibulcutean (born 1978), football player […]
Ungheni is a town in Mureș County, in Transylvania, Romania. Until 1925 its Romanian name was Nirașteu. Six villages are administered by the town: Cerghid (Nagycserged) Cerghizel (Kiscserged) Morești (Malomfalva) Recea (Recsa) Șăușa (Sóspatak) Vidrasău (Vidrátszeg) Location Ungheni is situated 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from the county capital Târgu Mureș, 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) from Reghin, and 99.6 kilometres (61.9 mi) from Cluj-Napoca. The Târgu Mureș International Airport is […]
Pâncota is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania. The town is situated at a 37 km distance from the county capital (Arad), in the central zone of the county, at the contact zone of the Aradului Plateau and Zărandului Mountains. The administrative territory of the town is 70.9 square km. The town administers one village, Măderat (Magyarád). The […]
Săveni (Hungarian: Szöven) is a small town located in Botoșani County in the Western Moldavia region in northeastern Romania. There is an archaeology museum located in the town. Near Săveni at 47°56′2.27″N 26°50′19.58″E, there is a 210 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting. The town features two Orthodox churches, the “Saint Nicholas” church and the “Saint George” church. The town administers five villages: Bodeasa, Bozieni, […]
Segarcea is a small town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania. It has 7,019 inhabitants (2011 census), in an area of 120.08 km2 (46.36 sq mi). The town is located towards the western end of the Wallachian Plain, about 30 km (19 mi) north of the Danube and 25 km (16 mi) south of Craiova, the county seat. The town is famous for its white wines. The Segarcea vineyard belongs to the Romanian Crown […]
Buziaș is a town in Timiș County, Banat, Romania. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,504. Name In German: (Bad) Busiasch, in Hungarian: Buziás or Buziásfürdő, in Serbian: Бузјаш or Buzjaš. History The town was first mentioned in 1321 in a document of Charles I of Hungary. It was declared a city in 1956. It administers two villages, Bacova (Bakowa, Bakóvár) and Silagiu (Nagyszilas). Health spa Buziaș […]
Tismana is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers ten villages: Celei, Costeni, Gornovița, Isvarna, Pocruia, Racoți, Sohodol, Topești, Vâlcele and Vânăta.
Murgeni is a town in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It had a population of 7,674 in 2002 and acquired town status in 2003. The town administers six villages: Cârja, Floreni, Lățești, Sărățeni, Schineni and Raiu.
Tăuții-Măgherăuș is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers six villages: Băița (Láposbánya), Bozânta Mare (Nagybozinta), Bușag (Buság), Merișor, Nistru (Miszbánya) and Ulmoasa (Szilas). Tăuții-Măgherăuș was declared a town in 2004. The Baia Mare Airport is located in the town. Demographics In 2002, 84.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 14.4% Hungarians and 1% Roma. 78.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.1% Roman Catholic, 3.9% Greek-Catholic and 3.5% Reformed.
Cehu Silvaniei is a town in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. Four villages are administered by the town: Horoatu Cehului (Oláhhorvát), Motiș (Mutos), Nadiș (Szilágynádasd) and Ulciug (Völcsök). Historic sites and monuments Hungarian Reformed Church of Cehu-Silvaniei – national monument Probably members of two families, Miklós Drágffy and his wife, and Eufémia Jakcs or their son, Bertalan, later voivod […]
Câmpeni is a town in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. As of July 2002 the town had a population of 8,080 inhabitants. The town administers 21 villages: Boncești, Borlești, Botești (Botesbánya), Certege (Csertés), Coasta Vâscului, Dănduț, Dealu Bistrii, Dealu Capsei, Dric, Fața Abrudului, Florești, Furduiești, Mihoești, Motorăști, Peste Valea Bistrii, Poduri, Sorlița, Tomușești, Valea Bistrii, Valea Caselor and Vârși (Virs). […]
Turceni is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It administers five villages: Gârbovu, Jilțu, Murgești, Strâmba-Jiu and Valea Viei.
Ulmeni is a town in Maramureș County, Crișana, Romania. It is located on the left bank of the Someș river. It was declared a town in 2004. The town administers seven villages: Arduzel (Szamosardó), Chelința (Kelence), Mânău (Monó), Someș-Uileac (Szilágyújlak), Tohat (Szamostóhát), Țicău (Szamoscikó) and Vicea (Vicsa). Demographics In 2011, 53.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 23.7% Hungarians and 22.5% Roma. In 2002, 69.5% were Romanian […]
Pogoanele is a town in the southeastern part of Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers one village, Căldărăști. Pogoanele was declared a town in April 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.[3] It is located in the south-central part of the county, in the middle of the Bărăgan Plain, at about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Buzău, the county […]
Techirghiol is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Location Town is in the south east extremity of Romania (Constanța County), situated on the north west shore of Lake Techirghiol (11.6 km2), elevation 15–20 m, 18 km south of the municipality of Constanța and very close to the Black Sea (3 km). In Techirghiol the winters are mild and the summers are warm, dominant being […]
Pătârlagele is a town in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. In 2011 it had a population of 7,304. Geography Pătârlagele is located in the western part of the county, along the national road DN10 connecting Buzău and Brașov. It lies in the Pătârlagele hollow, between the Carpathian Mountains and the Subcarpathian Hills. The town administers fourteen villages: Calea Chiojdului, Crâng, Fundăturile, Gornet, Lunca, Mănăstirea, Mărunțișu, Mușcel, […]
Amara is a town in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in Bărăgan on the shores of Lake Amara, at 7 km kilometers north of the county capital, Slobozia. Amara was elevated to town status in 2004. Demographics At the census from 2011, Amara, Romania have a total of 7080 residents, 3507 males, and 3573 females.
Victoria is a town in the western part of Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, near the Făgăraș Mountains. It had a population of 7,067 at the 2011 census. In 1939, the Romanian state signed a contract with the German company Ferrostaal of Essen to build a factory (called “Ucea”) on the site of what is now Victoria. The contract was canceled after […]
Dumbrăveni is a town in the north of Sibiu County, in the centre of Transylvania, central Romania. The town lies on the banks of the Târnava Mare River, 20 km east from the city of Mediaș, the second largest city in the county. The city administers two villages, Ernea (Ehrgang; Argung; Szászernye) and Șaroș pe Târnave (Scharosch; Šuerš; Szászsáros).
Nădlac is a town in western Romania, Arad County. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary; this village is called Nagylak. An international border town, Nădlac is the main border crossing into western Romania from Hungary. It is also a centre of the Lutheran Slovak community in Romania. Situated in the western part of Arad County, 50 km from the county […]
Curtici is a town located in Arad County, in western Romania. The town is situated at a 21 km distance from the county capital Arad, in the western part of Arad County. It is the most important railway meeting point of Central Europe with the western part of Romania. Its administrative territory extends on a 7970 ha area, on […]
Anina is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 10,886 in 2000. The town administers one village, Steierdorf (German: Steierdorf, Hungarian: Stájerlak). Geology In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in Europe were discovered in a cave near Anina. Nicknamed “Ion din Anina” (John of Anina), the remains (the lower jaw) are some 40,000 years old. Anina represents […]
Zlatna is a town in Alba County, central Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 7,490. Administration The town administers eighteen villages: Botești (Golddorf; Botesbánya), Budeni (Higendorf), Dealu Roatei (Rotberg), Dobrot, Dumbrava, Feneș (Wildendorf; Fenes), Galați (Galz; Ompolygalac), Izvoru Ampoiului (Gross-Ompeil; Nagyompoly), Pârău Gruiului (Gruybach), Pătrângeni (Peters; Ompolykövesd ), Pirita (Pfirth), Podu lui Paul (Pauls), Runc (Goldrücken), Ruși (Rusch), Suseni (Oberdorf), Trâmpoiele (Trempojel; Kénesd), Valea Mică (Kleinwasser) […]
Întorsura Buzăului is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers three villages: Brădet (Bredét), Floroaia (Virágospatak) and Scrădoasa. Geography and climate The town is located at 750m altitude, in a depression, surrounded by Întorsurii, Ciucaș and Siriu Mountains. Due to its location, Întorsura Buzăului registers the lowest temperatures in Romania every year. The town is located on national […]
Șomcuta Mare is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers seven villages: Buciumi (Törökfalu), Buteasa (Bucsonfalva), Ciolt (Csolt), Codru Butesii (Kodrulytelep), Finteușu Mare (Nagyfentős), Hovrila (Hávord) and Vălenii Șomcutei (Somkútpataka). It was declared a town in 2004. History The exact founding date of Șomcuta Mare is unknown; however, it is first mentioned in 1319 as […]
Fieni is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, on the Ialomița River, having a population of 7587. It administers two villages, Berevoești and Costești. The “St. Nicholas” Church of Fieni, built in 1804, is a historical monument. A cement factory in Fieni was bought in 2002 by the German company HeidelbergCement. The local football team, Cimentul Fieni, was founded in 1936 and currently […]
Călimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia and the northern part of the county, on the traditional route connecting the region to Transylvania, and at the southern end of the Olt River valley crossing the Southern Carpathians. The location of several thermal springs, Călimănești-Căciulata is known as a spa town. During the 20th […]
The town of Panciu in the county of Vrancea in Romania lies on the river Şuşiţa, in the southern part of Western Moldavia, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Focșani. It has a population of approximately 7,600. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu and Satu Nou. The region is famous for its white wines but also for its sparkling wines (white, red and […]
Plopeni is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 9,611. Climate Plopeni has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification). History The birth certificate of the town of Plopeni bears the date of July 1, 1968, moment from which the village of Stejarul, former Margineanca workers’ colony, becomes a memory. The oldest testimonies of the inhabitation […]
Budești is a small provincial town in Călărași County, Muntenia, approximately 30 km (20 miles) south-east of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: Aprozi, Buciumeni and Gruiu. Budești was the birthplace of famous Romanian violin player Ion Voicu. It has a population of 7,024 people. Near Budești, the Dâmbovița flows into the Argeș. It officially became a town […]
Mihăilești is a town located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers three villages: Drăgănescu, Novaci and Popești. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. The town stands beside the river Argeș, which at this point is dammed, forming a lake about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. It was created as part of the Danube–Bucharest Canal project […]
Siret is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is the 11th largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 7,721 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census. It is one of the oldest towns in Romania and was the capital of […]
Chișineu-Criș (Hungarian: Kisjenő) is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania. Geography The town is situated on the north-western side of the county, at a 43 km (27 mi) distance from Arad, the county seat. The administrative territory stretches over 119 km2 (46 sq mi) on the Crișul Alb Plateau, on both sides of the Crișul Alb River. The town was formed by merging the villages of Chișineu […]