Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania
🇷🇴 Câmpia Turzii is a municipality in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, which was formed in 1925 by the union of two villages, Ghiriș and Sâncrai. It was declared a town in 1950 and a city in 1998.
The city is located in the south-eastern part of the county, on the right bank of the Arieș River, at a distance of 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from Turda and 40.6 km (25.2 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
History The village of Sâncrai was mentioned in a 1219 document as "villa Sancti Regis" ("village of Holy King"), while Ghiriș was first documented in 1292 as "Terra Gerusteleke" ("Gerusteleke", literally meaning "plot of Gerus" in Hungarian).
Michael the Brave was murdered by agents of Giorgio Basta at the current location of Câmpia Turzii on August 9, 1601.
Câmpia Turzii is the "city of adoption" of Toulouse and a sister city of Siemianowice Śląskie.
Military The city is home to the Romanian Air Force's RoAF 71st Air Base, and during the NATO Summit of 2008, the 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing of the United States Air Force. F-15s from RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom flew out during the summit to augment air defence forces for the event.
In April 2015, a U.S. Air Force group of A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft stationed in Germany arrived at the RoAF 71st Air Base to take part in exercises with the Romanian Air Force.
Europe/Bucharest/Cluj
Câmpia Turzii has a population of over 22,223 people. Câmpia Turzii also forms part of the wider Cluj County which has a population of over 691,106 people. It is also a part of the larger Transylvania Region. Câmpia Turzii is situated 40 km south-east of Cluj-Napoca.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Câmpia Turzii has links with:
🇭🇺 Kisbér, Hungary 🇭🇺 Mohács, Hungary 🇵🇱 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland🇨🇦 Shawinigan 46.571
🇨🇦 Sault Ste Marie 46.55
🇷🇴 Târgu Mureș 46.54
🇨🇦 Sault Ste. Marie 46.518
🇭🇺 Nagykanizsa 46.517
🇨🇭 Bourg-en-Lavaux 46.5
🇫🇷 Les Sables-d'Olonne 46.496
Locations Near: Câmpia Turzii 23.883,46.55
🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca 23.6,46.777 d: 33.2
🇷🇴 Alba Iulia 23.581,46.067 d: 58.5
🇷🇴 Târgu Mureș 24.565,46.54 d: 52.2
🇷🇴 Sibiu 24.146,45.802 d: 85.6
🇷🇴 Bistrița 24.494,47.136 d: 80.1
🇷🇴 Maramures 24,47.667 d: 124.5
Antipodal to: Câmpia Turzii -156.117,-46.55
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16733.2
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16703.5
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16178.1
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16095.2
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12644.9
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12534.9
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12518.4
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12515.9