Hunedoara

The administration of the "Corvin Castle" Museum and the Hunedoara City Hall sent the National Heritage Institute (INP) the necessary documentation for the historic monument to enter the national preselection for the title of European Heritage site, a distinction that is awarded only every two years and for just one site in an EU member state, the local administration said.

Three more people infected with the new coronavirus have died in Romania, the total number of those who have died so far due to this cause reaching 72, informs the Strategic Communication Group on Tuesday. It's about two women - one of 60 years old from Ialomita and another 53 years old from Hunedoara County - and a 65 year old man from Hunedoara.

A detachment of servicemen of the Air Forces and Land Forces participate in the ForFirEx 2019 exercise, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) announced on Monday.

Hunedoara County mountain rescuers will be able to use a drone in their search missions for mountain accident victims. The high-performance eye in sky can reach an altitude of 1,000 m, has a range of 15 km and a flight life of half an hour.

The former home of the great warrior king Matthias Corvinus in Hunedoara in southern Transylvania is hosting one of the largest open-air opera festivals in Europe.

The AGERPRES National News Agency will unfold this May an editorial project called BEYOND HISTORY, that will rediscover some castles, fortresses and fortified churches of Romania.

Photo: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES Archive

The Confucius Institute and Confucius classes contribute to the development of relations between the Chinese and Romanian peoples, Ambassador of China to Romania Xu Feihong declared on Thursday, while attending the official opening of the first Confucius class in Hunedoara city.

Photo credit: (c) MIHAI POZIUMSCHI / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Romania's electricity market will be affected this year by the implementation of the restructuring plans at the Hunedoara and Oltenia Energy Complexes, but these measures are set forth in the understandings with the international financial institutions, the stakes being the state aid, says Competition Council's President Bogdan Chiritoiu.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta visited the ArcelorMittal ironworks in Hunedoara (northwest of Bucharest) on Thursday. He declared the management told him the company will close this year on a profit.

Visitors to the Lugano international tourism fair, the most important event of its kind in Switzerland, can take a virtual tour of the Gothic-Renaissance Corvin Castle that sits in Hunedoara County, thanks to a smartphone application that will be available for free after they scan a QR (Quick Response) code that appears on the promotional materials of the historic monument.