Câmpia Turzii


Câmpia Turzii is a municipality in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, which was formed in 1925 by the union of two villages, Ghiriș and Sâncrai. It was declared a town in 1950 and a city in 1998.
The city is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the right bank of the Arieș River, at a distance of from Turda and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
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History

The village of Sâncrai was mentioned in a 1219 document as "villa Sancti Regis", while Ghiriș was first documented in 1292 as "Terra Gerusteleke".
Michael the Brave was murdered by agents of Giorgio Basta at the current location of Câmpia Turzii on 9 August 1601.

Population

The population has evolved as follows since 1784:
  • 1784: Ghiriș: 565; Sâncrai: 472
  • 1850: Ghiriș: 1,168; Sâncrai: 487
  • 1910: Ghiriș: 1,815; Sâncrai: 704
  • 1930 census: 4,124
  • 1948 census: 6,310
  • 1956 census: 11,518
  • 1977 census: 22,418
  • 2002 census: 26,823
  • 2011 census: 22,223
  • 2021 census: 20,590

Military activity

The city is home to the Romanian Air Force's RoAF 71st Air Base, and during the NATO Summit of 2008, the 323d Air Expeditionary Wing of the United States Air Force. F-15s from RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom flew out during the summit to augment air defence forces for the event.
In April 2015, a U.S. Air Force group of A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft stationed in Germany arrived at the RoAF 71st Air Base to take part in exercises with the Romanian Air Force.

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