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Cetatea Oradea – Oradea's Fortress, with a pentagonal shape, is a fortification with walls of rock on some portions and wood towers situated at the gate and at the corners. Biserica cu Lună – a church with an astronomical clock depicting the phases of the moon, a unique feature in Europe.
Oradea Airport (IATA: OMR, ICAO: LROD) is an international airport located 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest [1] of Oradea in northwestern Romania, Bihor County, near one of the main road and rail border crossings to Hungary.
The list of the eparch (bishops) of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare is: [2] Meletie Covaci (born 1707, converted to the Greek Catholic Church in 1736, reigned 1748–1775 as auxiliary bishop of the Latin bishop of Oradea) Moise Dragoș (born 1725, reigned 1775–1787, under his reign in 1777 the diocese became independent from the ...
The first documented mention of Oradea's name was in 1113 under the Latin name, Varadinum ("vár" means fortress in Hungarian). In the 11th century when St. King Ladislaus I of Hungary founded a bishopric settlement near the city of Oradea, the present Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea. [6] The city flourished during the 13th century in particular.
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]
The Iuliu Bodola Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Oradea, Romania.The stadium is the home ground of FC Bihor Oradea.Between 1924 and 1963, then between 2017 and 2022 it was the home ground of CA Oradea and between 1958 and 2016 it was the home ground of FC Bihor Oradea (1958).
CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but the team promoted to the first division in 2005. The team best performance was in 2012 when they reached Romanian Cup semi-finals and in 2013 when the team won the 3rd place.
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 .