The history of Cluj-Napoca - Kolozsvár covers the time from the Roman conquest of Dacia, when it was known as Napoca, through its flourishing as the main cultural and religious center in the historic province of Transylvania, until its modern existence as a city, the seat of Cluj County in north-western Romania.
Read more about History Of Cluj-Napoca: Middle Ages, Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire and Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Twentieth Century, After The Romanian Revolution
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