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The history of Cluj-Napoca covers the time from the Roman conquest of Dacia, when a Roman settlement named Napoca existed on the location of the later city, through the founding of Cluj and its flourishing as the main cultural and religious center in the historical province of Transylvania, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Cluj County in north-western Romania.
Cluj-Napoca City Hall The old city hall, at 1 Unirii Square (1843-46) The Cluj-Napoca City Hall , located at 3 Moților Street, is the seat of government for Cluj-Napoca , Romania . Built at the end of the 19th century after the plans of architect Ignác Alpár, it features a Viennese baroque facade with a corner clock tower.
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Cluj-Napoca has a number of landmark buildings and monuments. One of those is the Saint Michael's Church in Unirii Square, built at the end of the 14th century in the Gothic style of that period. It was only in the 19th century that the Neo-Gothic tower of the church was erected; it remains the tallest church tower in Romania to this day. [187]
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Carolina Obelisk; Cross on the Cetățuie; Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Statuary Group; Lupa Capitolina; Matthias Corvinus Monumental Ensemble ”Shot Pillars” Monument
Today, the offices and meeting halls are in a more classical style without extravagant touches. Between 1910 and 1940, the building housed the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the Communist period, it was the city hall as well as the local Romanian Communist Party headquarters. It has been the prefecture since 1992. [1]
The last general local election was held on 27 September 2020. The threshold was 5%. On the 15 February 2009, a by-election was held for the office of Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, following the nomination of the previous Mayor, Emil Boc as Prime Minister.