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[[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 [[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.
== Transport ==
Cluj-Napoca is connected to major Romanian and European cities through the extensive air, rail and road networks it interconnects.
=== 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 [[A3 (Romania)|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 2009, while its eastern and southern part (Cluj-Napoca – Braşov) 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.
=== Public transport ===
RATUC ([http://www.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.
=== Air ===
==== Airport ====
The Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ – [http://www.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.
==== Airlines ====
*Carpatair (Romanian airline - [http://www.carpatair.com/ official site])
*Lufthansa (German airline - [http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/LH_COM official site])
*Malev (Hungarian airline - [http://www.malev.com/bp/eng/index.asp official site])
*Tarom (Romanian airline - [http://www.tarom.ro/en/ official site])
*Wizz Air (Hungarian '''low-cost''' airline - [http://wizzair.com/ official site])
=== 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/ 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 Mica) and Cluj-Napoca East.
== Accommodation ==
=== Hostels ===
* Retro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13, Tel: 0040/264/450452 – [http://www.retro.ro/index.html Official site]
* Heltai Pension - Address: Clinicilor 18, Tel: 0040/264/590096 - [http://www.romanianaccommodation.ro/Cluj2.html Further information]
=== CouchSurfing ===
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (179 couches in Cluj-Napoca, as of April 2008)
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])
Note: check out the maps at the end of the page to fully understand the directions below.
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|state = Cluj
|pop = 310,243 (July 2007)
|motorways = [[A3 (Romania)|A3(under construction)]]
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[[Image:Cluj_in_Romania.png|thumb|right]]
== Hitchhiking directions ==
At Cluj-Napoca intersect some main internal routes of [[Romania]]:
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 3.0Lei (about 75 Eurocents).
=== Coming from South and Going North ===
* Take the bus to the last stop ("IRA" station).
* Get down. You can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Entering South]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]
=== Coming from South and going West ===
* Get of the bus when you see a big trolley-bus and tram parking ("Bucium" station). If you miss it, you can get down after the clover-leaf intersection.
* Get to the clover-leaf intersection. You can hitchhike West from here.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Entering South]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]
=== Coming from North and going South ===
* Get off the bus right after the big round-about (there are some buildings that say "Sigma Center" / "Observatorului" bus station).
* You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from the round-about.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Entering North]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]
=== Coming from North and going West ===
* Follow the road as it makes a right. Go straight ahead for about 150 m.
* Get to the clover-leaf intersection. You can hitchhike West from here.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Entering North]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Exiting West]
=== Coming from West and going South ===
* Get down at the last station.
* There's a big round-about about 50 m forward from the bus stop. You can hitchhike South by staying a little uphill from it.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Entering West]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 Exiting South]
=== Coming from West and going North ===
* Get down at the last station ("IRA" bus station).
* You can hitchhike North right at the start of the bridge over the railroad.
'''Related maps'''
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Entering West]
* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lng=23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 Exiting North]
=== Waiting time ===
Please note that waiting times generally increase by 50% on Saturdays, and can double on Sundays.
==Accommodation = Maps ===* [http://www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.78205534645891&lngHostels =23.637492656707764&zoom=17&trip=0&view=2 North]* [httpRetro Youth Hostel – Address: Potaissa 13, Tel:0040/264/www.liftershalte.info/?lat=46.75538337689141&lng=23.596047163009644&zoom=18&trip=0&view=2 South]* 450452 – [http://www.liftershalteretro.inforo/?lat=46.756577816930374&lng=23index.540353775024414&zoom=16&trip=0&view=2 Westhtml Official site] == Tourist Support ==There are a number of diplomatic offices in Cluj* Heltai Pension -Napoca, that can aid you in case of necessity:* General Consulate of the Republic of '''Hungary''' – Address: Piata Unirii 23Clinicilor 18, Tel. : 0040/264/596300* Honorary Vice590096 -consulate of the Republic of '''Italy''' – Address[http: Anatole France 1, Tel. 0040/264/441506* '''Netherlands''' Business Support Office – Address: Avram Iancu 32A, Tel: 0040www.romanianaccommodation.ro/364/405701* Honorary Consulate of '''Turkey''' – Address: Buna Ziua FN, Tel: 0040/264/438402Cluj2.html Further information]
=== CouchSurfing ===
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/mapsurf.html?form=basic Search for a couch] (212 users in Cluj-Napoca, as of July 2008)
* You could try contacting [[User:TruckThor | TruckThor]], who lives in Cluj-Napoca. ([http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/truckthor CouchSurfing profile])
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