Cluj-Napoca : Romania

Cluj-Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvar; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. Regarded as the historic capital of Transylvania, the city is located in northwestern Romania, and is approximately 480 km (200 miles) northwest of Bucharest in the Somesul Mic valley.
History
Cluj-Napoca has a very rich historical and cultural heritage. The city stands on the site of an ancient Dacian settlement, Napoca, which the Romans first made a municipium and later a colonia. From the 3rd century it was the seat of the procurator of Provincia Porolissensis. (more…)

Isaccea : Romania

Isaccea (population: 5,614) is a small town in the Tulcea county, in Dobruja, Romania, on the right bank of the Danube, 35 km north-west of Tulcea.
Geography
The town has in administration 96.71 km², of which 3.69 km² are inside the residential areas. The town includes two other settlements: Revărsarea and TichileÅŸti. The Tulcea – Brăila roadway crosses the town.
Many lakes could once be found in the town, but the Communist authorities desiccated them in order to use the terrain for agriculture. This initiative lacked success, since the soil of the area proved to be not very fertile. (more…)

Iasi : Romania

IaÅŸi (also known as Jassy) is a city and a county (see Iasi (county)) in north-eastern Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia.
The city of IaÅŸi lies on the Bahlui river, a tributary of the Prut river.
The surrounding country is one of uplands and woods, among which rise the monasteries of Cetăţuia, Frumoasa, and Galata with its mineral springs, and the dendrologic park of Repedea. Iaşi itself stands pleasantly amid vineyards and gardens, partly on two hills, partly in the hollow between.
Population
1900: 78,000
1992: 344,425
2002: 320,888
Population density as of 2002: 3417/km&sup2 (more…)

Ianca : Romania

Ianca is a town in Brăila county, Romania. It has a population of 12,886. The area administrated by the city has 186 km 2, of which 10,92 have the residential area status and is divided in seven administrative areas:
Ianca
PeriÅŸoru
Plopu
BerleÅŸti
OpriÅŸeneÅŸti
Târlele Filiu

Husi : Romania

Huşi is a city in the county of Vaslui, Romania on a branch of the Iaşi-Galaţi railway, 9 miles West of the river Pruth and the Moldovan frontier.
History
HuÅŸi is an episcopal see. The cathedral was built in 1491 by Åžtefan cel Mare of Moldavia. The city is said to have been founded in the 15th century by a colony of Hussites led by Jan Huss, from whom its name is derived. The Treaty of the Pruth between Russia and Turkey was signed here in 1711.
Population
1900: 15,404 of which one fourth were Jews
2000: 33,320