Cluj-Napoca (commonly known as Cluj) is the second most populous city in Romania, after the national capital Bucharest. It is the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country and geographically it is nearly equidistant from Bucharest (450 kilometers), Budapest (471 km) and Belgrade (467 km) (road distances). The city is considered the unofficial capital to the historical province of Transylvania. From 1790 to 1848 and from 1861 to 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania. The city has a population of 325,000 inhabitants, while the residents of the metropolitan area are more than 400,000. However, this number does not include the floating population of students. Cluj-Napoca is today one of the most important academic, cultural, industrial and business centers in Romania, hosting nationally renowned cultural institutions, 6 state-funded universities and 3 private ones; the average number of students is over 70,000.
“Babeş-Bolyai” University (with its famous botanical garden) is the country's largest, with more than 40,000 students and 265 programs of study in 43 fields at undergraduate level.
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is the second in size of the higher education institutions in Cluj, according to the number of students. The university was founded in 1948 and it has 12 faculties, where more than 800 academic staff and more than 15,000 students carry out their activities.
Views from Cluj-Napoca see: http://transylvaniacam.com/
Further information about Cluj-Napoca can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluj-Napoca
http://www.romaniatourism.com/cluj.html#airport
Cluj-Napoca map: http://harta.clujnapoca.rou.ro/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/romania/transylvania/cluj-napoca