Velenta
Encyclopedia
Velenţa is a quarter, or district, in eastern Oradea
, Romania
. The quarter is crossed by the E60
European Road, and has retained much of its old buildings, escaping the massive Communist
urbanisation programme.
in Hungarian
, as this settlement served as the home for the venetian builders who worked on the expansion of the Fortress. It was legally considered a separate town until 1872, when it merged with Orasu Nou , Olosig and Subcetate
to form Nagyvárad (Oradea-Mare
).
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. The quarter is crossed by the E60
European route E60
European route E 60 is a E-road running from Brest, France , to Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan...
European Road, and has retained much of its old buildings, escaping the massive Communist
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
urbanisation programme.
History
Its name Velence means VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, as this settlement served as the home for the venetian builders who worked on the expansion of the Fortress. It was legally considered a separate town until 1872, when it merged with Orasu Nou , Olosig and Subcetate
Subcetate
Subcetate is a commune in Harghita County, Romania.-Component villages:The commune is composed of four villages:-Population:According to the last census in 2002 the commune had a population of 2105. Ethnic Romanians were the majority, with 1960 people . Although Subcetate historically belongs to...
to form Nagyvárad (Oradea-Mare
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
).