900 years of documentary testimony of Oradea

    Romania  2013.08.30

    In issue: Stamp(s): 4    Souvenir sheet(s): 1    Sheet(s): 4   

    Printing: Offset

    Issued in: sheets of 32 stamps & minisheets of 8 stamps & 1 label (3*3)

  • Perforation type: 13 ¾x14

    Subject:

    2.1 lei. Assumption of the Virgin Orthodox Cathedral.

    Central coupon of all mini sheets contain  a piece of antique engravings of the city (see the full version of the engravings on the souvenir sheet). In this and the following sheets this fragments include watermill.

    Additional:

    * Cathedral also known as the Church with Moon, which was built during 1784-1790. An ingenious mechanism that is unique in Europe puts a sphere of the church tower into motion, indicating the Moon phases.


  • Perforation type: 14x13 ¾

    Subject:

    9.1 lei. Oradea City Hall

    Additional:

    * Oradea City Hall was built in the begining of XX century.


  • Perforation type: 14x13 ¾

    Subject:

    9.1 lei. Stamp on the souvenir sheet repeats the previous one.

    Additional:

    *Oradea (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈrade̯a]; German: Großwardein, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, Hungarian pronunciation: [nɒɟvaːrɒd], colloquially also Várad, former Turkish: Varat, Yiddish: גרויסווארדיין Groysvardeyn) the capital city of Bihor County and Crișana region, is one of the important centers of economic, social and cultural development in the western part of Romania, retaining these characteristics throughout history.
    The city is nestled between the hills that separate and unify in a harmonious way with plain Crișana. Located on the banks of Crișul Repede river, that divides the city into almost equal halves, it is the gateway to Central and Western Europe. The city is located in the north-west of Romania, at the intersection of parallel 47 ° 03 'north latitude with meridian 21 ° 55' east longitude.

    Located about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Borș, the most important crossing point on the west border[citation needed] (with Hungary), Oradea ranks tenth in size among Romanian cities. It covers an area of 11,556 ha. The city is at an altitude of 126 m above sea level, in the opening of the Criș valley and the plain area, in an area of contact between the extensions of the Apuseni Mountains and the extended plain Crișano-Banato.

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    This information was taken at Wikipedia pages

    Size (of sheet, booklet) mm: 147x115