Hitesh Bhatt's video: Top 10 Facts about Cluj-Napoca

Narration: Cluj-Napoca is one of the most important cities in Romania and in Europe. This 2000 year old city has a vibrant present, an interesting past, and a promising future. In this video, I am going to tell you guys top 10 interesting facts about Cluj. And we are starting Right Now!! Before we start with top 10 facts, let me tell you some basic facts about Cluj. Cluj-Napoca is situated in the northwest part of Romania. In the heart of the Transylvanian region. It is also called the unofficial capital of Transylvania, treasure city of Transylvania. Cluj is second highest populated city in Romania after Bucharest with a population of around 3,25,000 people. Cluj is a rising city in education, industry, and business. Cluj is famous for its vibrant nightlife, street food festival, music festivals such as the Untold and Electric castle. So, let's begin with the top 10 interesting facts. 1. European Youth Forum awarded Cluj-Napoca the title of the European Youth Capital and why not, there is a reason behind this which brings us to Point no 2. There are 100,000 students studying in 11 different universities in Cluj-Napoca. Babes Boyai university is one of the highest ranked Romanian higher institutions in the world. 3. A survey published by the Office for National Statistics in Romania in 2014 shows that Cluj is the most tolerant city when it comes to welcoming foreigners. Cluj is the most foreigner friendly city so if you are considering relocating to a new city in Europe, consider Cluj. 4. Cluj is equidistant from Bucharest, Budapest, and Belgrade. It is equidistant from all these three places around 450km from these places. Such a nice location for a city. 5. Cluj has the best air quality in Europe. It has freshest air in whole of Europe. Can you believe that! 6. This one is interesting, no this one is scary. Cluj has, in the northwestern part of Cluj, a haunted forest. it is called Hoia-Baciu. this haunted forest is also called "Bermuda Triangle of Romania" . Legend has that there was a shepherd. He went to the forest with 200 sheep and never came back again. People have reocrded photos of flying saucers from this forest, people have heard bizarre voices of men and women. They have seen unusual shaped trees and stuff like that. It has called so much attention in the world that famous celebrities such as Nicolas Cage visited this haunted forest. Don't worry nothing happened to him. But if you are someone who is looking for thrill and adventure, consider visiting this haunted forest in Romania. Romania has no dearth of haunted places where its haunted and this Hoia-Baciu forest is one of them. 7. Astro-Hungarian empire ruled Cluj for more than 100 years and that's the reason there are 19% ethnic Hungarians living in Transylvania and out of which 50,000 ethnic Hungarians are living in Cluj. 8. Cluj-Napoca is included in the art cities of the future as one of the 12 cities to shake up the art world in 21st century. 9. Cluj has been ranked 2 in 2016 by Forbes magazine in doing business in Romania. So it is the second most favored city in Romania for business. There are even Indians doing business in Cluj-Napoca. So, if you are someone considering doing business in Romania, Cluj is one of the best cities to consider. Last but not the least, 10. Cluj-Napoca is a candidate for European Cultural Capital in 2021 and people believe that it has fair chances to win. And this brings us to the end of our video If you enjoyed watching this video, share it with your friends who might benefit from it. Like, comment, and subscribe to the channel if you care about traveling. This channel is all about Budget traveling and exploring cheaper ways to travel. Thank you for watching. Bye-Bye!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to visit my wordpress blog where I write about my travels: https://wordpress.com/stats/day/thosethreedots.wordpress.com Don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe to the video if you enjoyed watching it. Your one action will bring me one step closer to my dreams. Camera I use for vlogging: http://amzn.to/2tMvKz0 This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make any purchase, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!