Turda Synagogue is a place of worship in the city of Turda ( Cluj County ), located on Mihai Eminescu No. 24-28 street. Turda Synagogue was built between 1921-1926 on the site of another old synagogue from the 19th century. The Jews from Turda belonged in majority to the Orthodox mosaic current, very few adhere [...]
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Turda Gorges
Posted by raluca on December 14th, 2010
Photo by bortescristian Turda Gorges certainly fit among the most beautiful and impressive gorges in Romania, a beautiful karst landscape of over 3 km long, made by Hasdate River, a small tributary of Aries river, in the Jurassic limestones from the north-eastern of Trascau Mountains. The Complex Reserve (geological, flora, fauna and archaeological) in which [...]
Turda Princely Residence and Musseum
Posted by raluca on December 14th, 2010
Turda princely residence is now the host of the local Historical Museum. The building was built around 1560, has a square shape and has one floor. It was originally designed for the salt mines of Turda but it has come to be used as a temporary residence of the princes of Transylvania. Prince Sigismund Bathory [...]
Turda Salt Baths
Posted by raluca on December 13th, 2010
Photo by Tuchi The seasonal spa resort of local interest “Turda” works as the Turda salt baths and it is just 4 km from downtown Turda . This is known as mini-spa resort since 1837 but it’s development in it’s current form dates from the interwar period. The exploitation of salt in the nearby town [...]
Turda Salt Mine
Posted by raluca on December 13th, 2010
Photo by monerique (mostly away these days..) Turda Salt Mine is probably the most famous destination for the tourists visiting the town of Turda . The mine dates back to Roman times and was one of the reasons why the area has developed rapidly after the Romans retreat from Dacia. The first documentary attestation of [...]
The Salt Baths from Turda
Posted by raluca on December 10th, 2010
The first Roman exploitation at Turda were those from of the Salt Baths (City’s Baths), then those of Durgau – the Salt Valley. Here were identified over 15 antroposalted lakes (including the current pool, which is called “the Roman Lake”). All these lakes were old Roman salt mines filled with water over time. The Salt [...]
Durgau Lakes
Posted by raluca on December 10th, 2010
The curative and recreational area with six lakes from Durgau -Salt Valley lies north of the city of Turda. The six lakes were formed by the water filling of the former salt mine which collapsed. The Durgau Lakes consist of: * 1 Lake (Lake Carolina): formed by the collapse of the salt mine “Obere Grube”. [...]
The Old Monastery of Petrid
Posted by raluca on September 20th, 2010
The Old Monastery of Petrid, dating back from the 13th century, belonged successively in the course of history in three denominations: Catholic, Orthodox and Greek-Catholic. The monastery was originally (in the 12th and 13th centuries) a Roman Catholic rite. To thank the fact that it escaped the Cumans invaders defeated in battle in 1091, King [...]
