urban cluj: Panoramă peste centru

Jun 6, 2009

Panoramă peste centru

Aerial view over the city center with the tower of St. Michael's cathedral on the left. Green hills and the buildings on the hillside between Manastur and Zorilor neighborhoods are visibile on the background.

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AnonymousJune 6, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Salut, ma bucur ca am gasit acest blog :)

Sunt englezoiaca, dar am locuit vara 2007 la Sibiu si acum scriu Sibiu Daily Photo blog, chiar si Glasgow Daily Photo blog unde locuiesc acum. Am stat la Cluj in 06 si 07 la o scoala de limbi unde am facut cursuri de limba romana - imi place Cluj tare mult!
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Leif HagenJune 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Beautiful photo! I just discovered your new daily photo blog - nice! Welcome! Kind regards from EAGAN daily photo in Minnesota, USA
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Cluj is the third big city in Romania considering its population, with a general number of residents & commuters in its metro area of about 400,000.

It is largely known as the capital-city of the historical province of Transylvania - land of medieval citadels, wild crags, caves and forests, and the famous figure of Dracula.

Historically speaking Cluj was settled as a colony by the Romans (Colonia Aurelia Napoca) by the 2nd century CE, from where came the name of Napoca, and thereafter developed as fortress and city by the Hungarians, Saxons and Austrians - which conferred it the cultural, architectural, and urban influences of the multicultural Central Europe. Romanians, who constantly were the dominant rural population around the city, became the city rulers in 1918, when Transylvania became part of Romania, and developed it, especially within the Communist regime, after the 1947, by constructing large industries and working-class neighborhoods.

Along its history, Cluj acknowledged periods of progress and illuminism - sustained by a notable university and the medical and legal centers developed here already since the 16th century - together with warfare, nationalistic and religious troubles and stagnation - due to medieval invasions, far-right politics encouraging hostilities between Magyars and Romanians, and religious tensions between Greek-Catholics and Greek-Orthodoxs.

Today it is considered among the major hotbeds of development regarding the human capital in the region - due to its large number of university students, vibrant culture, safe social and economic environment, and perspectives for further development.

urban cluj

Jun 6, 2009

Panoramă peste centru

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