Cluj Napoca/ Kolozsvár/ Klausenburg

This Transylvanian city traces back its origins to the Dacian settlement of Napuca in the II. century A.D. After the Roman take-over of Dacia, the city was given the name Napoca and in 124 A.D., it received the rank of “municipium”. Advancing quickly socially and economically, during Marcus Aurelius’ reign the city received the title “colonia”, the highest possible urban status in the Roman Empire.

The name Cluj comes from Castrum Clus, first used in the 12-th century as the name of the citadel surrounding the city. Clus means “closed” in Latin and refers to the hills surrounding the city.

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