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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 metropolitan area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005. [2] According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km 2 (48 sq mi). [3]
Oltcit emerged as a result of a partnership between the Romanian state authorities (government) and the French car manufacturer Citroën. Thus, a year later, in 1977, in Craiova, the construction of a modern factory for the construction of a small car began.
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.
Oradea Arena is a multipurpose sports arena located in Oradea, Romania. It is the home of CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM). [1] [2] This will be used in the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship for the preliminary round.
Mareşal Averescu-Ştefan Cel Mare-Eurobusiness Parc 11 511 Oradea - Baile Felix - Oradea 512 Oradea - Baile 1 Mai - Oradea 513 Oradea - Baile Felix - Cordau - Oradea 514 Oradea - Baile 1 Mai - Betfia - Oradea 531 Oradea - Cihei - Oradea 612 Oradea - Bors - Santaul Mare - Bors - Oradea TURISTIC Oradea - Biharkeresztes - Oradea
The Dacia automobile company was founded in 1966 under the name Uzină de Autoturisme Pitești (UAP). The main Dacia factory was inaugurated in 1968, in Colibași (now called Mioveni), near Pitești. Dacia acquired the tooling and basic designs of the Renault 12.
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.