Câmpia Turzii (; german: Jerischmarkt; hu, Aranyosgyéres) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

Cluj County Cluj County (; german: Kreis Klausenburg, hu, Kolozs megye) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) is Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Kolozs megye' ...

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, which was formed in 1925 by the union of two villages, Ghiriș (''Aranyosgyéres'') and Sâncrai (''Szentkirály''). It was declared a town in 1950 and a city in 1998. The city is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the right bank of the Arieș River, at a distance of from

Turda Turda (; hu, Torda, ; german: link=no, Thorenburg; la, Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the Europe ...

and from the county seat,

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History

The village of Sâncrai was mentioned in a 1219 document as "villa Sancti Regis" ("village of Holy King"), while Ghiriș was first documented in 1292 as "Terra Gerusteleke" ("Gerusteleke", literally meaning "plot of Gerus" in Hungarian).

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

was murdered by agents of

Giorgio Basta Giorgio Basta, Count of Huszt, Gjergj Basta or Gheorghe Basta (1550 – 1607) was an Italian general, diplomat, and writer of Arbëreshë origin, employed by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to command Habsburg forces in the Long War of 1591 ...

at the current location of Câmpia Turzii on August 9, 1601. Câmpia Turzii is the "city of adoption" of

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and a sister city of

Siemianowice Śląskie Siemianowice Śląskie also known as Siemianowice (; german: Siemianowitz-Laurahütte; szl, Siymianowice) is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in its central district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropol ...

Population

The population has evolved as follows since 1784: *1784: Ghiriș: 565; Sâncrai: 472 *1850: Ghiriș: 1,168; Sâncrai: 487 *1910: Ghiriș: 1,815; Sâncrai: 704 *1930 census: 4,124 *1948 census: 6,310 *1956 census: 11,518 *1977 census: 22,418 *2002 census: 26,823 *2011 census: 22,223

Military activity

The city is home to the

Romanian Air Force The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) ( ro, Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one ai ...

RoAF 71st Air Base The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base ( ro, Baza 71 Aeriană "General Emanoil Ionescu") is located near the city of Câmpia Turzii, in Cluj County. The 71st Airbase was founded on 1 June 2002, according to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganizati ...

, and during the

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of 2008, the

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of the

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from

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in the

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flew out during the summit to augment air defence forces for the event. In April 2015, a U.S. Air Force group of A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft stationed in Germany arrived at the RoAF 71st Air Base to take part in exercises with the Romanian Air Force.

Natives

* Mihai Adam, footballer * Andra, singer * Sebastian Cojocnean, footballer * Andrei Cordoș, footballer * Andrei Coroian, footballer * Cozmin Gușă, physicist, journalist, and politician * Iuliu Jenei, footballer *

Cosmin Mărginean Cosmin Nicolae Mărginean (born 21 November 1978) is a Romanian former football player. In his career Mărginean played for Oțelul Galați, Unirea Urziceni, Delta Tulcea Fotbal Club Delta Tulcea, commonly known as Delta Tulcea, was a profes ...

, footballer *

Teodor Murășanu Teodor Murăşanu (; 19 July 1891 in Câmpia Turzii – 2 September 1966) was a writer and teacher in Turda, Romania in the first half of the 20th century. Biography Teodor Murășanu was born in a peasant family. He was the second of the ...

, writer and teacher * Mircea Rus, footballer *

Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She won the 1978 French Open singles championship. Career Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her po ...

, tennis player * Ioan Sabău, footballer * Cristian Silvășan, footballer *

Cosmin Văsîie Cosmin Văsîie (born 16 November 1976) is a Romanian former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), full back. Văsîie started his career in his hometown at CSM Câmpia Turzii, IS Câmpia Turzii, then ...

, footballer

References

Populated places in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania Cities in Romania Populated places established in 1925 Monotowns in Romania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub