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Dear Basketball leaders
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one of the most dynamic and development concept of The Romanian
Sports Federations.
The country and Romanian Basketball Federation would like to take
the great opportunity to co-organize the most prestigious Europe’s
event 2015, EUROBASKET WOMEN, developing the image of
Romania.
Romania
The collaboration between Romanian and Hungarian Basketball
Federation has long tradition due to the geographical situation and
common history and culture of our countries. The importance of such
co-operation has become even more important in the view of PanEuropean policy and extension in the European Union.
The aim of the Romanian Basketball Federation is to organize the
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in a smooth, successful way in Cluj-Napoca and Oradea, close to the
Romanian border.
The organization make us possible to rich our strategic goals namely
to make basketball the most popular indoor sport in Romania and to
make our teams more competitive.
We have given unforgettable legends to the word : Nadia Comaneci,
Gheorghe Hagi, Gabriela Szabo, Ilie Nastase, Gheorghe Muresan.
Hoping that you will support our efforts to show the world that
Romania is a country booming with high human potential, a hospitable
people, a wonderful country that deserves to be introduced in the
tourism world, and join the large family of basketball, thank you for
your trust.
Hope to welcome you in 2015 in Romania,
Romania
Sincerely,
Carmen Tocala
President of Romanian Basketball Federation
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IN HOUSE ORGANIZATION
Romanian Basketball Federation counts on committed and
dedicated professional structures including permanent
employees and voluntaries seeking for new and exciting
challenges
TRADITION,
O PASSION
SS O AND EXPERIENCE
C
Tradition and experience in the organization of important
basketball competitions and events
Year
Competition
Location
European Championship U18 Women
Oradea
European Championship U16 Women
Arad
2009
European Championship U16
Women
Timișoara
2008
European Championship U20 Men
Târgu Mureș
2007
European Championship U18 Women
Timișoara
2006
European Championship U18
Men
Sibiu
2011
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22 National Championships
155 Weekly Games
8 to 10 National Teams playing in
Euro-Championships
Basketball Structures in Romania
The Romanian Basketball Federation has grown significantly in the last five years,
transforming this sport discipline in a social phenomenon,
phenomenon more powerful than any other
sport in Romania.
The number of practitioners and teams registered in National Championships has also
increased in the last years.
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FOUNDING MEMBER OF
FI B A
F.I.B.A.
…since 1932
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ROMANIA
YESTERDAY
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower
Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border
with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the
south.
At 238,400 square kilometers (92,000 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union
by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with aprox. 19 million people. Its
capital and largest city is Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU with about two million people.
The Kingdom of Romania emerged when the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were united under
Prince Alexander Ioan Cuza in 1859. Independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared on May 9,
1877, and was internationally recognized the following year. At the end of World War I, Transylvania,
Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. Greater Romania emerged into an era of
progression and prosperity that would continue until World War II. By the end of the War, many northeastern areas of Romania
Romania'ss territories were occupied by the Soviet Union,
Union and Romania forcibly became
a socialist republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact.
With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the 1989 Revolution, Romania began its transition towards
democracy and a capitalist market economy. After a decade of post-revolution economic problems,
extensive reforms fostered economic recovery making Romania now an upper middle-income country
with high human development.
Romania joined NATO on March 29, 2004, the European Union on January 1, 2007 and is also a member
of the Latin Union, of the Francophonie, of the OSCE, of the WTO, of the BSEC and of the United
Nations. Today, Romania is a unitary semi-presidential republic, in which the executive branch consists of
the President and the Government.
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AND
TODAY
In the years following the Revolution has been a massive migration from village to city, but since 1996,
the trend was reversed, and after 2005 was even stronger. Between 2005 and 2008, the number of
people who have changed residence from rural to urban was 294,000, while the number of people who
have changed residence from urban to rural was 418,000, difference being of over 120,000 people.
Between 1996 and 2008, the difference was 313,000. According to statistics compiled in 2004, 11,895,600
citizens (54.88%) lived in the urban environment, and 9,777,728 citizens (45.12%) lived in the rural
environment. The most urbanized counties are Hunedoara County (76.87%), Brașov County (74.91%)
and Constanța County (71.12%), while the most sparsely urbanized counties are Ilfov
County (26.09%), Dâmbovița County (30.06%) and Giurgiu County (30.95%).
Romania is divided into 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest. Each county is administered by a
county council, responsible for local affairs, as well as a prefect responsible for the administration of
national affairs at the county level. The prefect is appointed by the central government but cannot be a
member of any political party.
Each county is further subdivided into cities and communes, which have their own mayor and local
council There are a total of 319 cities and 2,686
council.
2 686 communes in Romania.
Romania [129] A total of 103 of the larger
cities have municipality statuses, which gives them greater administrative power over local affairs. The
municipality of Bucharest is a special case as it enjoys a status on par to that of a county. It is further
divided into six sectors and has a prefect, a general mayor, and a general city council.
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PLACES
OF INTEREST
DEBRECEN
BUDAPEST
ORADEA
CLUJ - NAPOCA
HUNGARY
BUCHAREST
ROMANIA
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AND
TRANSPORT
From (city)
To (city)
Distance (km)
Travel time by car (hh:mm) Budapest
Oradea
263
03:40
Budapest
Cluj‐Napoca
Cluj
Napoca
482
06:14
Debrecen
Oradea
74
01:14
Debrecen
Cluj‐Napoca
232
03:48
Oradea
j p
Cluj‐Napoca
153
02:32
From (city)
To (city)
Travel time by plane (hh:mm) Bucharest
h
Oradea
d
01:05
Bucharest
Cluj‐Napoca
01:25
Bucharest
Budapest
00:50
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ACCOMMODATION
IN ORADEA CITY
TEAMS HOTEL – RAMADA
Address: 9 Calea Aradului Street 410223 Oradea.
Phone: +40 359 403 331
Fax: +40 359 403 334
E-mail: office@ramadaoradea.ro
The hotel is located only 10 minutes away from the International Airport in Oradea and very
close to the border with Hungary.
F.I.B.A. OFFICIALS HOTEL – ELITE
Address : 26 I.C. Bratianu Street
Phone : +40 259 414 924
Phone : +40 259 419 759
Email : elite_or@yahoo.com
The hotel is located near the Olympic Swimming Pool and the Municipal Swimming Place (5
minute walk ).
MEDIA HOTEL– CONTINENTAL
Address: Aleea Strandului nr. 1
Phone : +40 372 598 800
Fax: +40 372 598 801
The Town Hall and other attractions are very close to the hotel. The historical and
commercial city center is also five minutes away.
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AND
VENUES
ARENA “ANTONIO ALEXE”
ARENA CAPACITY
2500
SEATS FOR THE BASKETBALL
CONFIGURATION
Address: 3 CAZABAN Street
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ACCOMMODATION
IN CLUJ-NAPOCA CITY
TEAMS HOTEL – PLAZA
Address: 9-13 Sindicatelor Street
Phone: +40 264 450 101
Fax: +40 264 450 152
E-mail: contact@cityhotels.ro
The hotel is located in the historic downtown of Cluj-Napoca.
F.I.B.A. OFFICIALS HOTEL – OPERA PLAZA
Address : 10-12 General Moșoiu Street
Phone : +40 264 403 600
Phone : +40 264 428 164
The hotel is located within the city’s historical center.
MEDIA HOTEL– PREMIER
Address: 100 Donath Street
Phone : +40 264 307 200
Fax: +40 264 307 205
E-mail: office@hotelpremier.ro
The hotel was designed to grand the expectations of the most exigent clients.
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AND
VENUES
CLUJ POLYVALENT HALL
ARENA CAPACITY
7200
SEATS FOR THE BASKETBALL
CONFIGURATION
Location: Near the Cluj Stadium
ARENA “HORIA DEMIAN”
ARENA CAPACITY
3050
SEATS FOR THE BASKETBALL
CONFIGURATION
Address: 6 SPLAIUL INDEPENDENTEI