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The history of Oradea is the story of the Romanian city from Neolithic times, through the Middle Ages when it flourished as an important center in Crișana, until its modern existence as the seat of Bihor County.
The following is a timeline of Oradea, a city in western Romania, between the 9th and 16th centuries.. 9th-10th centuries: According to Gesta Hungarorum, Menumorut ruled the area - with a citadel centered in Bihar - until the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin.
Oradea metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crişana Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005. The metropolitan area, seen from Ciuperca hill The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 8 adjacent communes:
It was founded in 1762 by the Baron Bishop Adam Patačić, as bishopric palace of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magnovaradimum. [1] Illustrious Viennese architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt, designer of many Austrian palaces and one of Europe's 18th century best, designed the palace and planned the city's posh side as Baroque quarter, while engineer A.J. Neumann was in charge of the palace's ...
The church served as a cathedral from 1920, when the Oradea Diocese was revived, [4] until 2012, when a new cathedral opened. [5] The church was repainted in 1977-1979. [ 1 ] It is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs .
The St. Nicholas Cathedral [1] (Romanian: Catedrala Sfântul Nicolae) also called Greek-Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas It is a Catholic church that serves as the cathedral of the Eparchy of Oradea Mare (Eparchia Magnovaradinensis Romenorum). It is located in the city of Oradea in the European country of Romania. [2]
The Treaty of Nagyvárad (or Treaty of Grosswardein) was a secret peace agreement between Emperor Ferdinand I and John Szapolyai, rival claimants to the Kingdom of Hungary, signed in Grosswardein / Várad (modern-day Oradea, Romania) on February 24, 1538. [1] In the treaty, they divided Hungary between them according to the actual possession.
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary [1] (Romanian: Catedrala romano-catolică Adormirea Maicii Domnului; Hungarian: nagyváradi Nagyboldogasszony székesegyház [2]) also called the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, is the cathedral church of the Latin Diocese of Oradea Mare. It is located at 2 Șirul Canonicilor Street, Oradea, Romania. [3] [4]