Dej
Coat of arms
Location of Dej
Coordinates: 47°05′14″N 23°48′19″E / 47.08722, 23.80528
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Municipality
Government
- Mayor	Ioan Ungur (National Liberal Party)
Area
- Total	109.12 km² (42.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	38,478
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.primaria.dej.ro/

Dej (Hungarian: Dés; German: Desch, Burglos; Yiddish: דעעש) is a city in northwestern Romania, 60 km north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the Someşul Mic River meets the river Someşul Mare River. This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania. ... Romanias administration is relatively centralised and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Partidul NaÅ£ional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Yiddish ( yidish or idish, literally: Jewish) is a non-territorial Germanic language, spoken throughout the world and written with the Hebrew alphabet. ... Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... Facts Development region: Nord-Vest Historic region: Transylvania Capital city: Cluj-Napoca Population:  â€¢ As of 2002:  â€¢ Population density: 702,755 105/km² Area: 6,674 km² Codes:  â€¢ Car numbers  â€¢ ISO 3166-2:RO CJ RO-CJ Telephone code: (+40) x64 (1) Web:   County Council Prefecture 1. ... The SomeÅŸul Mic River (Little SomeÅŸ, Hungarian: Kis-Szamos) is a river in north-western Romania (Cluj County). ...

The town lies at the crossroads of important railroads and highways linking it to Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Deda, Bistriţa, and Vatra Dornei. Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... County MaramureÅŸ County Status County capital Mayor Cristian Anghel, National Liberal Party, since 2000 Area 233. ... Satu Mare redirects here. ... Deda (born Nick Dida in Mount Vernon, New York) is a African American rapper who was primarily the most hardcore MCs of history to form a friendship with legendary rapper and hip-hop producer, Pete Rock. ... County BistriÅ£a-Năsăud County Status County capital Mayor Moldovan Vasile, Democratic Party, since 2000 Population (2002) 81,467 Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... County Suceava County Status Municipality Mayor Constantin HuÅ£anu, Social Democratic Party, since 2000 Area 144,34 km² km² Population (2002) 17,864 Density 123. ...

History

Dej is an old salt mining town built on a hilly ground. The first documents attesting the existence of this city go back to 1061 and 1214^{[citation needed]}. Massive salt reserves were found in the area in Roman times. The Dej fortress was built sometime between 1214 and 1235. A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

King Andrew II of Hungary raised Dés to the privileged status of a free royal town. In 1241 the city was invaded by Tatars. The old mines were exhausted by 1717; the new mines are still in operation today. Some of the galleries of the salt mine are believed to be more than 15 kilometers long. The population of Dej used to consist mostly of Transylvanian Saxons, who settled here from Germany; their number decreased over centuries. Andrew II of Hungary with queen Gertrude von Andechs-Meranien Andrew II (Hungarian: András or Endre, Slovak: Ondrej, Croatian: ) (c. ... This article is about the people. ... The Transylvanian Saxons (German: ; Hungarian: ; Romanian: ) are a people of German origin who settled in Transylvania (German: ) from the 12th century onwards. ...

In 1638, Dej was the site for the show trial staged against the members of the Sabbatarians (Hungarian: Szombatosok), a sect formed during the Protestant movement; they were sentenced to death. The execution took place in Beszterce (Bistriţa). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... County BistriÅ£a-Năsăud County Status County capital Mayor Moldovan Vasile, Democratic Party, since 2000 Population (2002) 81,467 Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ...

In 1717, an attack by the Tatars of Crimea struck Dej. Motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ñ†Ð²ÐµÑ‚ание в единстве(Russian) Protsvetanie v edinstve(transliteration) Prosperity in unity Anthem: ÐÐ¸Ð²Ñ‹ и горы твои волшебны, Родина(Russian) Nivy i gory tvoi volshebny, Rodina(transliteration) Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Location of Crimea (red) with respect to Ukraine (light blue). ...

From 1876 to 1920 Dej was capital of the Szolnok-Doboka County; from 1920 to 1940, capital of the Someş County. Szolnok-Doboka is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ...

Points of interest

The town's landmark is the Hungarian Reformed Church, built in the second half of the 15th century. The church displays Gothic elements carved in stone. The tower is 72 meters high, and the fortifying walls were erected in the 16th century, then torn down during a renovation in the 1880s. There is also a monastery of the Franciscan order in Dej. The Hungarian Reformed Church (Magyarországi Református Egyház in Hungarian) is the most representative of the Magyar Christianity, being in terms of numbers, the largest denomination in Hungary, after the Roman Catholic Church and the biggest denomination among ethnic hungarians in Romania History During the Reformation, Hungary was... The western facade of Reims Cathedral, France. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ...

Other sites of interest in Dej: "Dr. Teodor Mihaly" and "Dr. Alexandru Vaida-Voevod" memorial houses and the Ocna Dej salt mine, said to be suited for the treatment of locomotor system diseases, asthenia, debility, and rachitis. Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod (February 27, 1872—March 19, 1950) was a Romanian politician who was a supporter and speakesman of the union of Transylvania (a part of the Hungarian Kingdom in Austria-Hungary) with the Romanian Old Kingdom; he later served three terms as... The locomotor system of the human body describes the skeleton and skeletal muscles work together to allow movement. ... Asthenia (Greek: ασθένεια, lit. ... Osteomalacia is a softening of the bones, resulting from defective bone mineralisation. ...

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