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Cluj-Napoca (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 023 37 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 23.6167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Site of ancient Dacian settlement; was a Roman municipium; was thriving commercial center in Middle Ages; was declared a free town in 1405; noted as site of large Gothic church of St. Michael, constructed 1321-1444. |
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| Cluj-Napoca (preferred,C,V)
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............ | adjacent towns of Cluj & Napoca merged in 1970s |
| Cluj (H,V)
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............ | probably named after small fortress called "Castrum Clus," used from 15th cen. |
| Napoca (H,V)
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............ | name of Dacian settlement, name was used until 1970s, when it merged with adjacent Cluj |
| Klausenburg (H,O)
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| Kolozsvár (H,O)
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| Kloyznburg (H,O)
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............ | Yiddish name |
| Culus (H,V)
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............ | used in medieval period, first documented in 1173 |
| Claudipoli (H,V)
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............ | ancient name |
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Cluj (county) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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area was settled by ancient Dacians; two modern cities on the site merged in 1970s |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| capital (H) |
............ |
of Transylvania, from 16th cen. |
| municipium (H) |
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