ROMANIA Presentation

Facts about Romania • Situated in the vicinity of central Europe, Romania evinces Central European characteristics of climate and vegetation. The Danube and the Carpathian Arch assure a closer link to Western and Central Europe. • Romania covers an area of 23.839 km² and has a population of 22,5 million people. • It lies between 43º 37´ northern latitude (the town of Zimnicea, in the south of the country) and 48º 15´ northern latitude (Horodistea, in the north of the country). Its western limit extends as far as the longitude of 20º 15´ west (at Beba- Veche) and 29º 14´ East (Sulina). • The capital city is Bucharest, the largest city in the country, with a population of 2.016.131 inhabitants. • The national coin is the RON and the language is Romanian. • Since January 1st 2007, Romania is a member of the European Union.

Most important cities Cluj Napoca Brasov Bucuresti Craiova Timisoara Sibiu

General Information The municipality has a population of 311,400. The population of the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, as proposed by the current project is estimated at 360,000. Finally the population of the influence area counts over 400 thousand residents.

Must-see places Cluj-Napoca is today one of the most important academic, cultural, industrial and business centers in Romania. Among others, it hosts the largest university in the country, the Babes-Bolyai University, state-renowned cultural institution. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specializations, of which there are 98 in Romanian, 52 in Hungarian, 13 in German, and 4 in English. The university was named after two prominent Transylvanian scientists, the Romanian scientist Victor Babeş and the Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai.

Botanical Garden Botanical Garden: Occupying 14 ha of abrupt and hilly land in the south of the city, it is the largest green area of Cluj-Napoca, displaying a large variety of flora. Founded in 1920, by professor Alexandru Borza, the Garden belongs at present to the “Babes-Bolyai” University. The Garden hosts the Botanical Institute, the Botanical Museum, a Herbarium, with over 650.000 exhibits, 3 hothouses, a Roman and a Japanese Garden.

St. Michael's Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral is one of the oldest and most appreciated Transylvanian monuments of gothic architecture. It stands majestically in the very heart of the town and was built between 1350 and 1487, probably immediately after the settlement had officially become a town, in 1316.

The various cultural and material influences, which left their mark on Transylvania’s history, made up an important cultural and historic legacy of monuments, ancient vestiges or medieval churches and cathedrals at the side of modern masterpieces, as well as museums, memorial houses and architecture monuments.

Thanking You for Your attention, we invite You to visit Cluj-Napoca.