Cluj-Napoca held the titles of European Youth Capital in 2015, and European City of Sport in 2018.
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26 Facts About Cluj-Napoca
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Cluj-Napoca'stenure was marked by strong Romanian nationalism and acts of ethnic provocation against the Hungarian-speaking minority.
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Cluj-Napoca, located in the central part of Transylvania, has a surface area of 179.
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Baisoara winter resort is located approximately 50 kilometres from the city of Cluj-Napoca, and includes two ski trails, for beginner and advanced skiers, respectively: Zidul Mic and Zidul Mare.
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Additionally, as Cluj-Napoca is the capital of Cluj County, the city hosts the palace of the prefecture, the headquarters of the county council and the prefect, who is appointed by Romania's central government.
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Cluj-Napoca is the capital of the historical region of Transylvania, a status that resonates to this day.
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Besides Cluj-Napoca, it includes seventeen communes: Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bontida, Borsa, Caianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Floresti, Garbau, Gilau, Jucu, Petrestii de Jos, Tureni and Vultureni.
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Cluj-Napoca has a complex judicial organisation, as a consequence of its status of county capital.
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Cluj-Napoca has its own municipal police force, Politia Municipiului Cluj-Napoca, which is responsible for policing of crime within the whole city, and operates a number of special divisions.
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From 2000 onwards, Cluj-Napoca has seen an increase in illegal road races, which occur mainly at night on the city's outskirts or on industrial sites and occasionally produce victims.
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Cluj-Napoca is an important regional commercial centre, with many street malls and hypermarkets.
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Cluj-Napoca has a diverse and growing cultural scene, with cultural life exhibited in a number of fields, including the visual arts, performing arts and nightlife.
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Beside this garden, Cluj-Napoca is home to some large parks, the most notable being the Central Park with the Chios Casino and a large statuary ensemble.
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Cluj-Napoca is not limited to these international music genres, as there are a number of discos where local "Lautari" play manele, a Turkish-influenced type of music.
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Oldest residence in Cluj-Napoca is the Matthias Corvinus House, originally a Gothic structure that bears Transylvanian Renaissance characteristics due to a later renovation.
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Part of Cluj-Napoca's architecture is made up of buildings constructed during the Communist era, when historical architecture was replaced with "more efficient" high-density apartment blocks.
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Cluj-Napoca is undergoing a period of architectural revitalisation that is set to bring the manner of expansion to the vertical.
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Cluj-Napoca is an important node in the European road network, being on three different European routes .
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At a national level, Cluj-Napoca is located on three different main national roads: DN1, DN1C and DN1F.
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Cluj-Napoca is an important centre for Transylvanian mass media, since it is the headquarters of all regional television networks, newspapers and radio stations.
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Magazines published in Cluj-Napoca include HR Journal, a publication discussing human resources issues, J'Adore, a local shopping magazine that is franchised in Bucharest, Maximum Rock Magazine, dealing with the rock music industry, RDV, a national hunting publication and Cluj-Napoca WWW, an English-language magazine designed for tourists.
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Today close to 150 pre-university educational institutions operate in Cluj-Napoca, including 62 kindergartens, 30 primary schools and 45 high schools.
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CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca is the one of the oldest established teams in the Romanian Championship.
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