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Mihalț
Mihalț (; ) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 3,096 as of 2021, and is composed of four villages: Cistei (''Oláhcsesztve''), Mihalț, Obreja (''Obrázsa''), and Zărieș (''Zerjes''). The commune lies on the banks of the Târnava River and its tributaries, the Secaș and the Dunărița. The Cistel train station serves the CFR Main Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea. In Mihalț, there is a folklore group called "Banul Mihalcea". It has first performed in 1906 and it is active ever since. Their most important dance is called "Jocul de Haidău". Natives * Dorin Giurgiuca (1944–2013), table tennis player and coach *Nicolae Mărgineanu Nicolae may refer to: * Nicolae (name), an Aromanian and Romanian name * ''Nicolae'' (novel), a 1997 novel See also *Nicolai (other) *Nicolao Nicolao is an Italian given name and a surname. It may refer to the following: Given name *Ni ... (1905 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Mărgineanu (psychologist)
Nicolae Mărgineanu (June 22, 1905 – June 13, 1980) was a Romanian psychologist. In his publications, he incorporated concepts from philosophy, literature, science and logic. A key work, ''Psihologia persoanei'' (1940), focuses on the uniqueness of the individual and his development. Early life and education He was born on June 22, 1905 in Obreja, Alsó-Fehér County (now in Alba County), in the Transylvania region of Austria-Hungary. Mărgineanu attended high school in nearby Blaj and in Orăștie. He graduated from the psychology faculty of the University of Cluj in 1927, followed by a doctorate in 1929. In 1931 he became a docent of psychology. He attended training in Leipzig, Berlin, and Hamburg (1929), at the Sorbonne (1935) and in London (1935). He obtained a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship (the first Romanian to hold such a fellowship), which allowed him to conduct research at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Chicago, and Duke Universities (1932–1934). He was instructor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536. Name "Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the city of Alba Iulia. In Hungarian language, Hungarian, the county is known as ''Fehér megye'' (fehér also meaning white), and in German language, German as ''Kreis Karlsburg''. Geography This county has a total area of , with mountains occupying about 59% of its surface. The Apuseni Mountains are in the northwest; the northeastern side of the Parâng Mountains group – the Șureanu Mountains, Șureanu and Cindrel Mountains, Cindrel mountains – are in the south. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureș (river), Mureș River valley. The main rivers are the Mureș (river), Mureș River and its tributaries, the Târnava, the Sebeș (river), Sebeș, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secaș (Târnava)
The Secaș (also: ''Secașul Mic'') is a left tributary of the river Târnava in 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 discharges into the Târnava in Obreja. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Secaș (from source to mouth): *Left: Lunca Satului, Valea Pustie, Trecătoarea, Valea Hăncii, Păuca, Gârdan, Ungurei, Valea lui Sânui, Bolânda, Ohaba,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorin Giurgiuca
Dorin Giurgiuca (December 8, 1944, Mihalț, Alba County, Romania - June 4, 2013) was a Romanian international table tennis player and coach. Table tennis career Moving at a very young age with his family to Dej, he started playing table tennis when he was 14. After he was discovered by Farkas Paneth, he joined CSM Cluj, where he stayed during all his active career, and with which he would win eleven national championships and five European Club Cup of Champions. At the European Youth Championship in Bled, Yugoslavia, in 1962, he won a gold medal. In 1964, after winning the singles competition of the German, Austrian, and English Open tournaments, he was ranked second in Europe by the European Table Tennis Union. A lefty and a master of the topspin, he became Romanian singles champion in 1967 and 1970. A graduate of the Sports Academy in Cluj, after he retired from active play he became a coach. He died of cirrhosis. Achievements *national champion every year of his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commune In Romania
A commune (''comună'' in Romanian language, Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania, county. Urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of ''Cities in Romania, city'' or ''Municipality in Romania, municipality''. In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor (''primar'' in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border are the Carpathian Mountains and to the west the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and northwestern Romanian regions of Crișana and Maramureș, and occasionally Banat. Historical Transylvania also includes small parts of neighbouring Western Moldavia and even a small part of south-western neighbouring Bukovina to its north east (represented by Suceava County). Transylvania is known for the scenery of its Carpathian landscape and its rich history, coupled with its multi-cultural character. It also contains Romania's second-largest city, Cluj-Napoca, and other very well preserved medieval iconic cities and towns such as Brașov, Sibiu, Târgu Mureș, Bistrița, Alba Iuli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Târnava
The Târnava (full name in ; ; ; ) is a river in Romania. It is formed by the confluence of the Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică in the town of Blaj. The Târnava flows into the Mureș after 23 km near the town of Teiuș. The two source rivers of the Târnava are the Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică, and its tributaries include the Tur, Izvorul Iezerului, Secaș, and the Dunărița. Its drainage basin covers an area of .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007 IPCDR Etymology The name Târnava is of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunărița
The Dunărița is a right tributary of the river Târnava in 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 flows into the Târnava near Cistei. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Alba County {{Alba-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) was the state railway carrier of Romania. The company was dissolved on 1 October 1998 by splitting into several successor companies. CFR as an entity existed from 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854. CFR was divided into four autonomous companies: * ''CFR Călători'', responsible for passenger services; * ''CFR Marfă'', responsible for freight transport; * ''Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR'', manages the infrastructure on the Romanian railway network; and * ''Societatea Feroviară de Turism'', or SFT, which manages Heritage railway, scenic and tourist railways. CFR was headquartered in Bucharest and had regional divisions centered in Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Galați, Iași, and Timișoara. Its International Union of Railways code is 53-CFR. History Railways in the nineteenth century The first railway line on Romania's present-day territory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române Line 300
Line 300 is one of Căile Ferate Române's main lines in Romania, having a total length of . The main line, connecting Bucharest with the Hungary, Hungarian border near Oradea, passes through Ploiești, Brașov, Sighișoara, Teiuș, and Cluj-Napoca. The section between Bucharest and Ploiești is shared with Căile Ferate Române Line 500, CFR line 500. Line 300 makes up part of the TEN-T Rhine–Danube Corridor. In this context, the line is to be greatly upgraded, improving speed, capacity and interoperability (train lengths, European Rail Traffic Management System, ERTMS). The section between Câmpina and Predeal was upgraded between 2007 and 2011, bringing several improvements to the infrastructure along the route. Between 2012 and 2018, the Coșlariu–Sighișoara section was extensively upgraded to speeds of up to 160 km/h, including the construction of bridges and tunnels to straighten out the alignment of the railway. Secondary lines References Railway lines in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
