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Turda | |
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Republicii Square Turda History Museum Roman Catholic Church of Turda Old Reformed Church of Turda with Turda Gorge in the background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Turda Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′8″N 23°47′8″E / 46.56889°N 23.78556°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Cristian-Octavian Matei[2] (PNL) |
Area | 91.43 km2 (35.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 43,319 |
| • Density | 473.8/km2 (1,227/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 401001–401189 |
| Area code | +(40) x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | primariaturda |
Turda (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈturda]; Hungarian: Torda, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtorda]; German: Thorenburg; Latin: Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, 34.2 km (21.3 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the European route E81, and 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from nearby Câmpia Turzii.
The city consists of four neighborhoods: Turda Veche, Turda Nouă, Oprișani (former Cristiș), and Poiana. It is traversed from west to east by the Arieș River and north to south by its tributary, Valea Racilor.
There is evidence of human settlement in the area dating to the Middle Paleolithic, some 60,000 years ago.[3] The Potaissa salt mines were worked in the area since prehistoric times.
The Dacians established a town that Ptolemy in his Geography calls Patreuissa, which is probably a corruption of Patavissa or Potaissa, the latter being more common. It was conquered by the Romans, who kept the name Potaissa, between AD 101 and 106, during the rule of Trajan, together with parts of Decebal's Dacia.[4] "Potaissa" is first recorded on a Roman milliarium discovered in 1758 in the nearby Aiton commune.[5] The city became a municipium Septimium, and benefited from Ius Italicum, however if it reached the rank of colonia is uncertain. At its height it housed as many as 20,000 people. About 200 inscriptions were recovered from the now entirely overlapped Roman ruins, many showing vulgarisms such as v/b alternation or simplification of the geminates.[6]
The legionary fortress was established as the basecamp of the Legio V Macedonica from 166 to 274, and was also named Potaissa.
From the reign of Gordian III (238–244) numerous treasures were excavated from Turda, Țaga, Viișoara, and Mărtinești, showing that in this time the defense was breaking under the Carps, Goths, Gepids, and Vandals.[7]
Objects dated to post-Aurelian retreat found at the site (for example an inscribed onyx gem depicting the Good Shepherd, and silver coins of Diocletian) together with a large burial containing sarcophagi and a cremation stone box point at continuous habitation until the early fifth century.[8] The situation changes in the next two centuries when dwellings and cemeteries superpose the Roman site, in a similar manner to Apulum and Sirmium.[9] After conquering the place, the Huns settled down near.[10] From this time three solidus were found from graves. Burying with coins was a Gepid tradition not typical of the Huns, meaning that they settled their vassals in Transylvania too.[7]
The territory changed hands between the Gepids and Langobards multiple times before both were expelled by the Avars.[10]
After the Hungarian conquest, the kindred Kalocsa settled here. Their center was called Tordavár ("castle of Torda"), and another important estate was Tordalaka ("home of Torda") as of 1075.[7][10] The name probably derives from Old Bulgarian *tvьrdъ meaning citadel, fortress.[11]
Saxons settled in the area in the 12th century. Much of the town was destroyed during the Tatar invasion in 1241–1242, however most of its inhabitants survived by hiding in the cave system. King Stephen V ensured its quick revival by giving privileges.[10]
On January 8, 1288, Ladislaus IV attended the first national assembly in Torda and recruited an army of Transylvanians to repel the Cuman invasion. He pursued the Cumans back to the border. During this time the Hungarians were the absolute majority in the city. Numerous meetings were held here afterwards.[10]
The Hungarian Diet was held in 1467, by Matthias Corvinus. Later, in the 16th century, Turda became the residence of the Transylvanian Diet. After the Battle of Mohács, the city became part of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and from 1570, the Principality of Transylvania. The 1558 Diet of Turda declared free practice of both the Catholic and Lutheran religions. In 1563, the Diet also accepted the Calvinist religion, and in 1568, it extended freedom to all religions, declaring that "It is not allowed to anybody to intimidate anybody with captivity or expelling for his religion" – a freedom unusual in early modern Europe. This Edict of Turda is the first attempt at legislating general religious freedom in Christian Europe (though its legal effectiveness was limited).
In 1609, Gabriel Báthori granted new privileges to Turda. These were confirmed later by Gabriel Bethlen.
In 1711, the Grand Principality of Transylvania was formed which in 1804, became part of the Austrian Empire. In 1867, by the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, the city became again part of Hungary. After World War I, following the proclamation of the Union of Transylvania with Romania of December 1918 and the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, Turda passed under Romanian administration, and then became part of the Kingdom of Romania by the Treaty of Trianon of 1920.[12] During the interwar period, the city became the seat of Turda County. In 1944, the Battle of Turda took place between German and Hungarian forces on one side and Soviet and Romanian forces on the other. It was the largest battle fought in Transylvania during World War II.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8,743 | — |
| 1880 | 10,563 | +20.8% |
| 1890 | 12,370 | +17.1% |
| 1900 | 13,587 | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 15,167 | +11.6% |
| 1920 | 16,692 | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 21,428 | +28.4% |
| 1941 | 32,170 | +50.1% |
| 1948 | 25,905 | −19.5% |
| 1956 | 35,606 | +37.4% |
| 1966 | 44,980 | +26.3% |
| 1977 | 55,294 | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 61,200 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 55,770 | −8.9% |
| 2011 | 47,744 | −14.4% |
| 2021 | 43,319 | −9.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the Hungarian census from 1910, the town had 13,455 inhabitants, of which 9,674 were Hungarians, 3,389 Romanians, and 100 Germans.[13]
According to the 2011 Romanian census, there were 47,744 people living within the city. Of this population, 84.7% were ethnic Romanians, while 8.98% were ethnic Hungarians, 6.03% ethnic Roma, and 0.4% others.[14]
At the 2021 census, Turda had a population of 43,319, a decrease of 9.3% from the previous census; of those, 72.46% were Romanians, 5.92% Hungarians, and 4.03% Roma.[15]
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Turda (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈturda]; Hungarian: Torda, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtorda]; German: Thorenburg; Latin: Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, 34.2 km (21.3 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the European route E81, and 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from nearby Câmpia Turzii. The city consists of four neighborhoods: Turda Veche, Turda Nouă, Oprișani (former Cristiș), and Poiana. It is traversed from west to east by the Arieș River and north to south by its tributary, Valea Racilor.
The Turda Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Turda, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Sticla Arieşul Turda. The stadium holds 10,000 people, of which 8,500 are seated. The venue is a state of degradation.
Salina Turda (Hungarian: tordai sóbánya) is a salt mine in the Durgău-Valea Sărată area of Turda, the second largest city in Cluj County, northwest Transylvania. Opened for tourists in 1992, the Salina Turda mine was visited by about 618,000 Romanian and foreign tourists in 2017. Salina Turda was ranked in 2013 by Business Insider as among the "25 hidden gems around the world that are worth the trek".
Turda Gorge (Romanian: Cheile Turzii, Hungarian: Tordai-hasadék) is a natural reserve (on Hășdate River) situated 6 km west of Turda and about 15 km south-east of Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, Romania.
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