Blaj

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Blaj is a historic city in central Romania known as an important cultural and religious center, particularly for its role in the Romanian national awakening and as a hub of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church.

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Blaj canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus municipality
areaCode +40 258
associatedWithPerson Inochentie Micu-Klein
Simion Bărnuțiu
Timotei Cipariu
belongsTo European Union
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLatitude 46.18
coordinateLongitude 23.92
country Romania
distanceFrom about 50 km from Târgu Mureș
about 60 km from Alba Iulia
elevation 270 metres
foundedAsTown 18th century
hasCathedral Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj
hasEducationalInstitution Blaj Theological Seminary
Inochentie Micu Clain National College
hasIndustry electrical equipment manufacturing
food industry
wine production
hasLandmark Avram Iancu Square
Blaj Metropolitan Palace
Liberty Field (Câmpia Libertății)
hasMinority Hungarian community
Roma people
surface form: Roma community
historicalRegion Transylvania
historicalRole center of Romanian Enlightenment in Transylvania
importantEvent 1848 Blaj National Assemblies
knownFor Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Romanian national awakening
cultural center of Romanians in Transylvania
languageMajority Romanian language
surface form: Romanian
locatedIn Alba County
central Romania
locatedInRegion Transylvania
locatedOnRiver Târnava Mare River
Târnava Mică River
nickname Little Rome
partOf Major Archeparchy of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
surface form: Romanian Greek Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia and Făgăraș
population approximately 20,000
postalCode 515400
religiousAffiliationDominant Byzantine Rite
surface form: Eastern Catholic (Byzantine Rite)
religiousCenterFor Romanian Greek Catholic Church
servedAs seat of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST

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