County in Romania - Cluj county

Cluj county is situated in the region of Transilvania, in central-western Romania. Cluj-Napoca situated in the north-western part of Romania is the capital of Cluj county and is documentary certified in 1st century under the name of Napuca.

In Cluj county there are two main forms of relief, hills and mountains, the altitude is between 227 m up to 1,842 m above sea level. We may say that the landscape of this area is a picturesque one and at attractive for tourists. The highest ones are the Vladeasa (1,842 m) and Muntele Mare (1,825 m). The mountains situated to the South-West are part of the Apuseni Mountains which are a synthesis of the Romanian Carpathians.