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About Deva Deva (German: Diemrich, Hungarian: Déva) is a city situated on the left bank of the middle course of the Mureş river. It is the capital of Hunedoara county in Romania and has around 80,000 inhabitants, including subordinated villages. In Ancient Times it was a Dacian fortress called Singidava. Name The name Deva is considered to come from the ancient Dacian word dava, meaning "fortress" (e.g Pelendava, Piroboridava, Zargidava etc). Other theories trace the name to a Roman Legion, the Legio II Augusta, transferred to Deva from Castrum Deva, now Chester in Britain. On medieval maps, Deva appears as Deva or Dewan. History Documentary evidence of the city's existence first appeared in 1269. Under Voivod John Hunyadi, Deva became an important military and administrative centre. Partially destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in 1550, it was afterward rebuilt and the fortress extended. In 1621 Prince Gabriel Bethlen transformed and extended the Magna Curia Palace (also known as the Bethlen Castle) in Renaissance style. Economy Mining, foodstuffs, civil engineering, and power industries are important to Deva's economy. Education A private University of Ecology and Tourism was established in the city in 1990, and the academic centres of Timişoara and Cluj-Napoca have opened branches in the city. Deva is also the home of Romania's national women gymnastics training centre, Cetate Deva. Tourism Deva is dominated by Citadel Hill, a protected nature reserve because of its rare floral species and the presence of the horned adder. Perched on the top of the hill are the ruins of the Citadel built in the 13th century.

A clean, small and beautiful town...ZALAU
...The archaeological discoveries proved that traces of humans in this area are to be dated back to the Neolithic, 6.500 years ago…Dacian coins discovered in the central and western part of the town as well as other "Gesta Hungarorum", -also called the Anonymous Chronicle-, offers the first written document regarding Zalau. The work was written around the year 1210. Even if there were found human traces dating to 900 BC, the first documented attestation appeared in 1200... ...Zalau has always been a central town and since 1968 it became the residence of the Salaj county. Ten years later it became the municipal town of the county. Today it is an important industrial center of the country with a life of its own… ...Being a municipal town of the county, Zalau is also its cultural center. The cultural events take place in the Union Culture House, the Municipal Cultural House, the History and Arts Museum, " Ioan Sima' Gallery… ...Financed by the city-hall the ensemble of the House of Unions, " Porolissum "- the professional ensemble, " Columna "- the youth folkloric ensemble, are very famous in Romania and abroad…
Come to Zalau.... You are wellcome here!!

Bucharest has no tourism infrastructure at all, so any visitors should pre-plan their itinerary. The Parliamentary Palace is un-missable and definitely worth a visit, although tour guides can really alternate between the best and the worst. Not far away is Strada Lipscani, the heart of the historic district. The Romanian National History Museum suffers from an absence of exhibits but the Peasant Museum and the Village Museum have really excellent displays on traditional Romanian life. Finally, there are many beautiful parks in the otherwise grey city, and Cismigiu Park and Herastrau Park are both not to be missed!

Great spas, unfortunately not in such a good state. Discovered by the Romans and also developed by the Austrian Empire under the rule of Franz Joseph. Picturesque landscape and a good starting point for hiking in the Cernei Mountains.

Termal spa, mineral waters with great pool and saturday night fancy disco in the summer. However, dead in the winter. 4* hotel, 2* and 1* hotels, camping. Roman ruins dating from the period when it was conquered by the Romans and turned into a resort.
Decent road access from Deva, Orastie, Alba Iulia. Train station Geoagiu 10 km away from the resort.