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[[Image:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]]{{Infobox Romanian Location[[Image:Stema-Cluj.jpg|thumb|left|Seal of Cluj-Napoca]][[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: Kolozsvár; Latin: Napoca, Castrum Clus, Claudiopolis; Bulgarian: Клуж-Напока, Czech: Kluž; Slovak: Kluž, Polish: Kluż), until 1974 Cluj, is a city in north-western [[country = Romania]] and the seat of Cluj County. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucharest]], in the valley of the Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the next 10 years. |state == Transport ==Cluj-Napoca is connected to major Romanian and European cities through the extensive air, rail and road networks it interconnects.|pop === Road ===Cluj-Napoca is an important node in the European road network, being on three different European routes (E60, E81 and E576). At a national level, Cluj-Napoca is located on three different main national roads, DN1, DN1C and DN1F.<br>The Romanian Motorway A3, currently under construction, will link the city with Bucharest and the Romanian western border. Its western part (Romanian border - Oradea - Cluj-Napoca) is planned to be finished by 2009310, while its eastern and southern part 243 (Cluj-Napoca - BraşovJuly 2007) is planned to be finished by 2012.<br>The Cluj-Napoca Coach Station ([http://www.betatour.ro/betahtm/autogara2.htm official site]) is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Cluj-Napoca to a large number of national and international locations.|map =<map lat== Public transport ===RATUC ([http://www'46.ratuc.ro/ official site]), the local public transport company, runs an extensive 342 km public transport network within the city using trams, trolleybuses and buses.77020358480152' lng=== Air === The Cluj-Napoca airport (CLJ - [http://www'23.airportcluj.ro/ro/hpg.html official site]) is the fourth largest in the country, and serves about 250,000 passengers yearly. Soon there will be added a larger passenger terminal (1,000,000 people per year), and a new cargo terminal. Also, a longer runway, capable of handling larger aircraft, like the 747, is undergoing construction.<br>The airport is connected to the city by the local transport nr. 8 bus and servers direct destinations like Bucharest,Venice, Barcelona, Valencia, Budapest, Bologna, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Vienna.58541488647461' zoom='12' view== Rail ===The Cluj-Napoca Main Rail Station, located about 2 km to the north of the city centre, is situated on the CFR-Romanian Railways ([http://www.cfr.ro'3' / official site]) Main Line 300 (Bucharest - Oradea - Romanian Western Border) and on the Line 401 (Cluj-Napoca - Dej). CFR provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities and to Budapest. The rail station is very well connected to all the parts of the city by the trams, trolleybuses and buses of the local public transport company.<br>The city is also served by two secondary rail stations, the Little Station (Romanian: Gara Micǎ) and Cluj-Napoca East.== Accommodation == === Hostels ===*Retro Youth Hostel - Address: Potaissa 13, Tel: 0040/264/450452 - [http://www.retro.ro/index.html Official site]=== CouchSurfing ===*[http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch]=|motorways = Hitchhiking directions ==At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[A3 (Romania]]:<br>* North: [[Baia Mare]], [[Ukraine]] (E576)<br>* South: [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucharest]] |A3 (E60/E81under construction)<br>* West: [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] (E60)<br>Each one of these routes have specific places for hitchhiking, usually on the outskirts of the city.<br>It's recommended that you take a bus from one exit to another. A bus ticket (including 2 rides) costs 2.6Lei (about 75 Eurocents).<br>}}

Note[[File:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]][[Cluj-Napoca]] (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/; German: Klausenburg; Hungarian: check out Kolozsvár) is a city in north-western [[Romania]] and the seat of [[Cluj]] county. The city, one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in the country, is located in the maps at historic province of Transylvania, being also its historic capital, and is approximately 440 km north-west of [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]], in the end valley of the page to fully understand Someşul Mic river. It concentrates about 310,000 people, but a high rise in metropolitan population is expected within the directions belownext 10 years.<br> == Hitching out == === Coming from South and Going North towards [[Dej]], Ucraine {{European Route Number|576}} ===*Get dropped just before This direction is good for northern Transylvania and going northeast into the big round-about (There's a bigprovince of Moldavia. Taking bus 8, 30 or 46B, or trolleybus 4, white building near)*Make a left (as 6 or 7 east to the trucks go) at the round-about. Go about 100m and therestop ''IRA'' / ''Atlas''s a bus station (heading towards in the round-about''Mărăşti'' neighbourhood).*Buy a bus ticket and After you get on off the bus 46B. It doesn't run on weekends.*Take , you should see a bridge going up over the bus to the last stop.*Get downrailroad tracks. You can hitchhike North right at from the start of the bridge over the railroad(near where some taxi drivers are typically hanging around).<br>  === Coming from South and going West towards [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sibiu]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] / [[Târgu Mureş]], [[Braşov]], [[Bucureşti|Bucharest]] ===*Get dropped just before '''Option 1''' You need to get to Sigma Center, in the big round-about (There's a big'Zorilor'' neighborhood, white building near)you can also look for the universitat techina. *Make a left (as the trucks gobus station is called ''Observatorului'') at . You can do this by taking any of the round-about. Go about 300m and therebuses '''35, 43, 43B, 46, 46B or 50'''s a bus station (heading towards these cover most of the round-aboutcity, but if you can't find a stop for one of them, ask around).*Cross the road It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Zorilor'', so you know in which direction to the opposite bus station and get on the bus 43 or 43B.*Get of After you get off the bus when , you should see a big trolleylarge round-bus and tram parking. If you miss itabout, you can get down after the clover-leaf intersection.*Get close to the clover-leaf intersectionSigma Center buildings. You can hitchhike West The hitchhiking spot is a bit uphill from herethat. Related map [http://www.liftershalte.<br>info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom= Coming from North and going South =18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]*Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad.*Walk about 50m away from the bridge and there's a bus stop heading away from the bridge''Option 2''' Take f.e.*Get a bus ticket and get on 40, 40S or M16 to the bus 46Bstation "Drum Faget".*The bus will cross the town center and then go up There is a road, on a big hill.*Get off the bus roundabout with directions Bucureşti or Făget right after the big round-about (Therebu's a bigstop, white building near)*You so you can hitchhike South by staying easily find a little uphill ride south from the round-aboutbus stop.<br> === Coming from North and going West towards [[Oradea]], [[Hungary]] {{European Route Number|60}} ===*Get dropped just after the bridge over the railroad.*Walk about 50m away from the bridge and thereYou need to get to ''Node N''s , a bus stop heading away from large clover-leaf intersection in the bridge''Mănăştur'' neighborhood.*Get a bus ticket and get on You can do this by taking any of the buses/trolley-bus buses '''9, 24, 29, 52 (to the ''Bucium'' stop)''' or '''1, 6.*Take the trolley-bus , 25, 43, 43B (to the last station.*Follow ''Clãbucet'' stop)''' (these cover most of the road as it makes city, but if you can't find a right. Go straight ahead stop for about 400mone of them, ask around).*Get It's best to ask someone how to get to ''Mănăştur'', so you know in which direction to get on the clover-leaf intersectionbus. You can hitchhike West from here.<br>=== Coming from West and going South ===*Get If you got off right before at ''Clãbucet'', follow the clover-leaf intersection.*Make road, make a right at the clover-leaf intersection, go about 400m and make a left as you'll be at the road goes. *There's a bus station'Bucium'' stop. Get a ticket and take From the bus 43.*Get down at ''Bucium'' stop, follow the last station.*There's a big round-about road for about 100m forward from the bus stop. You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from it.<br>=== Coming from West and going North ===*Get off right before the The large clover-leaf intersectionshould be visible.*Make a right left at the clover-leaf intersection. Right after it, go about 400m and make a left as the road goes. *Therethere's a bus station. Get a ticket good hitchhiking spot, and take the trolley-bus 6there may be others hitching there.*Get down at the last stationIf you are going to [[Budapest]], make a sign reading "Budapest".*You can hitchhike North right at Because all traffic from the start culturally Hungarian regions of the bridge over the railroadeastern Transylvania passes through this spot, many drivers are going straight to Budapest.<br>=== Maps ===*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17Nomadwiki &tripTrashwiki =0&view=2 North]*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 South]*[http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 West]{{nomadwiki}}   __NOTOC__{{IsIn|Cluj}}