The most important historical and archaeological monument of
Turda City is The Potaissa Roman Camp the Fifth Macedonian
Legion, on the Hill Fortress Plateau, built in 168 and
abandoned in the year 274. The Ruins remained standing until
late Middle Ages. Then, the shaped stones from the Roman
Camp were used for the construction of many buildings in the
center of Turda. In the camp were discovered several old
objects (architectural pieces, sculptures, mosaics,
inscriptions on stones, coins, small objects), most of them
can be found in various collections and museums in the
country, including the local History Museum, or abroad,
mostly in Budapest and Vienna.
The Runcului Gorges
The Runcului Gorges are a nature reserve (20 ha), located in
the extreme north of Alba County, at the Cluj County border,
situated on the Ocolis Commune territory between the north
Lunca Largain Village and south Runcin Village. It is a
complex reserve, consisting of a very beautiful landscape, a
set of slopes, ridges and towers. Access roads: on 75
National Road Turda-Campeni up to the confluence of the
Ocolis Stream with the Aries River, on the north village
road , on the Ocolis Valley, about 5 km until the entry into
the Runcului Gorges. It is located in the east of the High
Mountain Massive, on the Ocolis Stream banks, left tributary
of the Aries River.The Runcului Gorges can be crossed by
car.
The Turda Gorges
The length is of 2900 m and the height of the walls is up to
300 m. The Gorges occupy an area of 125 ha and were formed
by erosion of the Jurassic limestone rock by the Hăşdate
River. The Turda Gorges offer a karst landscape of rare
wilderness : tall and steep cliffs, sharp increases, stone
towers, detritus, arcades, etc. It contains over 1,000
species of plants and animals, representing some rare items,
like the wild garlic, the golden rock eagle , etc. The Turda
Gorges, as a nature reserve, are in the UNESCO heritage
since 1938. You can cross the gorges only by foot. You can
practice climbing and paragliding. You can visit the caves
on the slopes. Admission is 3 lei.
Obelisk Michael the Brave
The tomb of Michael the Brave is located at about 3 km south
of Turda (Rich Street). It is here that the body of Michael
the Brave was buried (his head was taken to Hill Monastery
near Targoviste, the former capital of the Romanian
Country).
The Turda Salt Mine
Salt deposits in Transylvania (systematically exploited over
time in the Dej Mine, in Cojocna , in Turda, in the Mures
Mine,in the Sibiu Mine and in Praid) were formed 13.5
million years ago, in a low depth sea and in a very hot,
tropical climat. The salt layer extends throughout the
bottom of Transylvania, with a thickness of about 400 m.
Clear archaeological evidence of salt exploitation in
Durgau-Turda exist since the pre-Roman period (50 BC-106
AD). The romans (106-274 AD) have exploited salt in Durgau
in pyramid shaped rooms .The salt mine is open to visitors
and offers treatment for respiratory problems, a sports
field, a panoramic elevator.This is a 6 milion euros project
within modernization.
You can
also visit:
- City of Coltesti 20 km
- Luncani Castle 25 km
- Sipote Falls 30 km
