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Jibou
Jibou (; ; ; ) is a town in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2021 it had a population of 9,677. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Szilágyróna''), Cuceu (''Kucsó''), Husia (''Hosszúújfalu''), and Var (''Szamosőrmező''). Jibou is northeast of the county seat Zalău; the two are linked by Roads in Romania, national road and county road DJ108A, as well as by railroad. Its major attractions are the old Wesselényi Castle, Vasile Fati Botanical Garden, and the thermal baths. Geography Jibou is situated in the northeastern region of Sălaj County, Romania. It is positioned on the left bank of the Someș, Someș River, where it meets the Agrij (river), Agrij River. The town is located at the coordinates of approximately 47°16′N latitude and 23°15′E longitude. History The city is located in a Daco-Roman area and developed early as a rural settlement. The first documentary attestation of Jibou dates t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jibou Botanical Garden
The Jibou Botanical Garden (), now named after its founder, Vasile Fati (1932-2007), is a botanical garden located in Jibou, Romania. The Botanical Garden is situated in the north-east side of Jibou, on the second bank of Someș River. The Botanical Garden has a surface of and has been arranged inside the architectural ensemble at the Wesselényi residence beginning with the year 1968. History The works for the organization of the Botanical Garden from Jibou started between the years 1959-1968, when Vasile Fati (1932-2007), a biology teacher, with the students and with the other teachers manages to prove that the parks around Wesselényi Castle, where the high school was functioning is appropriate for a botanical garden. Between the years 1968-1970 the first greenhouse of 110 square meters was built. Between the years 1978-1982, the two greenhouses were built, the aquarium and the volar. The Botanical Garden “Vasile Fati” in incorporated in the Botanical Gardens' Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Zsibó
Battle of Zsibó ( ) was fought on 15 November 1705 between the Kuruc ( Hungarian) army (supported by French contingents) and forces of the Habsburg Empire, Denmark-Norway and Vojvodian Serbs in Zsibó, Principality of Transylvania (today: ''Jibou, Romania''). The Austrian marshal Ludwig Herbeville marched against Transylvania. Although the Kuruc-French army was equal in size to the combined Austrian, Danish and Serbian forces, Francis II Rákóczi went on the defense due to the inferior training of his troops. The Danes and Austrians launched a powerful attack on the French and Kuruc infantry. Although the Kuruc infantry held its ground, the Kuruc cavalry could not launch an attack due to a lack of leadership and an overly muddy battlefield. The Austrian cavalry was thus capable of flanking the Hungarians on the left, forcing the Hungarians to retreat and crushing their cavalry in the process. After the battle, the combined Austrian-Danish army bought Transylvania. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sălaj County
Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania. It is bordered to the north by Satu Mare County, Satu Mare and Maramureș County, Maramureș counties, to the west and south-west by Bihor County, and to the south-east by Cluj County. Zalău is the county seat, as well as its largest city. Etymology In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szilágy megye'', in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Salašská župa'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Zillenmarkt''. The county is named after the river Sălaj (river), Sălaj, which gets its name from Hungarian ''Szilágy'' "elm creek", composed from ''wikt:szil, szil'', "elm" and ''wikt:ágy, ágy'' "Stream bed, riverbed". History Antiquity On 28 July 1978, a team of speleologists discovered in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miklós Wesselényi
Baron Miklós Wesselényi de Hadad (; archaically English: Nicholas Wesselényi;Robert J. Hunter : Racing Calendar - Page xxv 1842 20 December 179621 April 1850) was a Hungarian statesman, leader of the upper house of the Diet, member of the Board of Academy of Sciences, hero of the 1838 Pest flood. A prominent and wealthy Hungarian aristocrat, son of Baron Miklós Wesselényi and Ilona Cserei, he was born at Zsibó (now Jibou), and was educated at his father's castle by Mózes Pataky in a liberal and patriotic direction. He inherited his father's physical strength, and he further trained himself in different sports, such as horse-riding and swimming. He was a celebrity in his age for his sportsman's accomplishments. Early career Wesselényi entered politics in 1818, taking minor positions at numerous County Diets, as was customary with the upper nobility his family belonged to. He went on a grand tour of Western Europe with his friend, Count István Széchenyi in 1821 and 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tihău
Surduc (; ; ) is a commune in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Brâglez, Cristolțel, Solona, Surduc, Teștioara, Tihău and Turbuța. Etymology The name of the commune has its origin in the morphological configuration of the area (''surduc'' means gorge, pass or narrow valley with sudden and steep slopes). Other sources claim that the name of the commune is of Slavic origin, ''surdec'' meaning meander; near Surduc, Someș River makes the biggest turn in its course. According to a local legend, between Bălan and Solona (the oldest villages in the area) there were no settlements but only an inn, in the place called ''Sub grădiște'' (Under the hillock), owned by a short and deaf man (in Romanian ''surd'' means deaf). The travelers nicknamed him "surduc", hence the name. History Surduc is probably the successor of an older settlement, recorded as ''Sumbur'' in 1320. According to 's ''Monograph of Szolnok-Doboka County'', Surduc was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrij (river)
The Agrij () is a left tributary of the river Someș in Romania. It flows through the communes Buciumi, Agrij, Românași, Creaca and Jibou Jibou (; ; ; ) is a town in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2021 it had a population of 9,677. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Szilágyróna''), Cuceu (''Kucsó''), Husia (''H .... It discharges into the Someș in Jibou. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Sălaj County {{Sălaj-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Romania
Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: *motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits *expressways (drum – pl. drumuri express) – colour: red; designation: DEx followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *national road (drum național – pl. drumuri naționale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter *county road (drum județean – pl. drumuri județene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county *local road (drum – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someș
The Someș () or Szamos ( or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007 International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, IPCDR The Someș is the fifth largest river by length and volume in Romania. The hydrographic basin forms by the confluence at Mica, Cluj, Mica, a commune about 4 km upstream of Dej, of Someșul Mare and Someșul Mic rivers. Someșul Mic (formed by the confluence of Someșul Rece with Someșul Cald) originates in the Apuseni Mountains, and Someșul Mare springs from the Rodna Mountains. Someșul Mare has a length of 130 km and an area of 5,033 km2 and a slight asym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szilágy County
Szilágy (Romanian language, Romanian: Sălaj) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania. The capital of the county was Zilah (present-day Zalău in Romania). Geography Szilágy county shared borders with the Hungarian counties of Bihar (county), Bihar, Szatmár, Szolnok-Doboka and Kolozs. The rivers Someş River, Someş and Crasna River (Tisza), Crasna flowed through the county. Its territory was largely the same as that of the present Romania, Romanian county Sălaj County, Sălaj. Its area was 3,815 km2 around 1910. History The area has been inhabited by Hungarians since the land-taking, with the Romanian population arriving in the late 16th century and the Germans in the 18th century. Szilágy county was formed in 1876, when the counties of Kraszna County, Kraszna (its center was Kraszna/Crasna, Sălaj, Crasna at first, then Valkóváralja/Valcău de Jos, Sub Cetate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the sovereign of Archduchy of Austria, Austria, Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia, Crown of Bohemia, Bohemia, Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), Transylvania, Slavonia, Duchy of Mantua, Mantua, Duchy of Milan, Milan, Moravia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Dalmatia, Austrian Netherlands, Carinthia, Carniola, Gorizia and Gradisca, Austrian Silesia, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Styria and Duchy of Parma, Parma. By marriage, she was List of Lorrainian royal consorts#House of Vaudemont, 1473–1737, Duchess of Lorraine, List of Tuscan consorts#House of Lorraine, 1737–1765, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and List of Holy Roman empresses#House of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empress. Through her aunt, Charlotte Christine of Brunswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of 64,227 (). During ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum (castra), Apulum. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1526 and 1570 it was the capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom from which the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania emerged by the Treaty of Speyer (1570), Treaty of Speyer in 1570 and it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania until 1711. At one point it also was a center of the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania with Suffragan diocese, suffragan to Vad, Cluj, Vad diocese.Maks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
