Turda, ancient city Potaissa

Turda town located south of Cluj-Napoca, has been inhabited since ancient times. Between 100 and 271 in the old settlement was Potaissa Roman administration. The history of the village was closely linked to salt water. Exploiting this deposit was started in Roman times and around 1853 the city became the center of all the salt mines in Transylvania, based in Salt Office current museum building. Between 1320 and 1576, 128 Dias of Transylvania were held in Turda. During the Kingdom of Hungary was Turda County resident and 1876 Torda-Aranyos County resident. Between 1925 and 1950 he was the residence of the Turda county. Let's see the history of the city in chronological order

100-271 - Potaissa under the Roman administration during Aurelian's time.

1075 - Thorda (Turda) appears in a document signed by King Geza I

1241 - The Tartars burned the city

1271 - The First Saline Document

1274 - the priest's attestation from the Catholic church in the center

1279 - Turda County is established one of the seven in Transylvania

1285 - the city burned in the second Tatar invasion

1288 - the first gathering of the Transylvanian nobility.

1289 - King IV. László donates the Szeklers to the Aries estate, laying the seat of the Aries.

1311-1340 - Catholics build in Turda Noua the present Reformed church.

XVth century - The Augustinian Order builds the current reformed church in Turda Veche.

1568 - In the Catholic Church Diet proclaims for the first time in Europe the religious freedom of four cults.